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Products
containing ethyl mercury thiosalicylic acid as a preservative:
Antitoxins
Cosmetics, including makeup removers, mascara, and eye
moisturizers
Desensitizing solutions
Ear,
eye, and nose drops
Eye ointments
Mercurochrome®
Merthiolate topical antiseptic
Soap-free cleaners
Some contact lens solutions
Topical medicated sprays
Topical medications
Tuberculin tests
Vaccines (including most influenza
vaccines and Sanofi's avian
flu vaccines)
Other
common sources of mercury:
Adhesives
Air conditioner filters
Amalgams (silver fillings)
Auto exhaust
Batteries
Bleached flour
Calomel (talc, body powders)
Cinnabar (used in jewelry)
Drinking water (tap and well), plumbing and piping
Fabric softeners
Felt
Floor waxes and polishes
Laxatives
Paint pigments and solvents
Pesticides
Processed foods
Vegetables and fruits exposed to pesticides
Wood preservatives
Other
names for this ethylmercury:
Sodium ethylmercurithiosalicylate
Mercurothiolate
Merzonin
Mertorgan
Merfamin
Ethyl (2-mercaptobenzoato-S) mercury sodium salt
Thiomersalate
Thiomersal
Thiomersalan
[(o-carboxyphenyl)thio] Ethylmercury sodium salt
Examples
of products containing thimerosal
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Antibiotics for the Eye
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Cortisporin® Ophthalmic Suspension
Neosporin® Ophthalmic Solution
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Nasal Preparations
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Nasal Moist® AF
Neo-Synephrine® Pediatric Formula, Mild Formula,
Regular Strength, and Extra Strength Nasal Spray
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Ear Preparations
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Coly-mycin® S Otic
Cortisporin® Otic Suspension
Pediotic® Suspension
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Cosmetics
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L'Oreal® Miracle Wear Mascara
Stagelight® Mascara
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Vaccines
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Hep-B-Gammagee®
Recombivax HB®
Hyper-Tet®
Tetanus and diphtheria toxoid
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Examples
of Products Free of Thimerosal
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Eye Preparations
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Bausch & Lomb® Dry Eye Therapy
Murine® Lubricating Eyedrops
Hypotears® PF
Tobrex® and Tobradex® Solution or Ointment
Ocuflox® Solution
Timoptic® S
Iopidine®
Polysporin® Ophthalmic Ointment
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Contact Lens Products
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Renu® Enzymatic Cleaner
Opti-One® Rewetting Drops
Bausch & Lomb® Sensitive Eyes Sterile Saline
Spray
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Nasal Preparations
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Afrin® Nasal Spray and Drops
NTZ® Nasal Spray and Drops
Beconase AQ®
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Ear Preparations
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Cortisporin® Otic Solution
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Cosmetics
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All Almay® products
All Physicians Formula® products
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Vaccines
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Most live-virus vaccines including influenza vaccine
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If
you are sensitive to mercury, you will also be sensitive
to:
Piroxicam (Feldene®), an non-steroidal anti-inflammatory
drug
Information
Sources:
Thimerosal Patient Counseling Center, www.truetest.com
Alternative & Complementary Therapies, June
1997
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list is also available in PDF
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