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Merbromin is the correct name for Mercurochrome (which is a trade name) thus I moved the merbromin data from Mercurochrome to its own entry and added a redirect from its chemical name. The problem that I am having is that merbromin is the active component AND the tincture's name so I need to think anout the organization of the page a bit more... It's late, I'm tired so I'll sleep on it and edit it tomorrow. I noticed that the CAS number link no longer works but I don't want to lose that information... I'll see if I can't track down the new link and fix it also... arfon 07:48, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
I was unable to find anything about merbromin from ATSDR. But from http://caligula.bcs.deakin.edu.au/bcs_admin/msds/msds_docs/Mercurochrome.pdf , the CAS number for merbromin is 129-16-8.
Sounds like a good idea to me. Jordan Brown 20:15, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
In Canada, many products are branded as "mercurochrome" but in fact, contain a totally different formula. For instance, I have bought a bottle of "mercurochrome" of the Personnelle brand (sold in the Jean Coutu pharmacies. It contains Chlorhexidine Gluconate 0.05%. It is also written on the bottle, "Mercury free first aid solution". 70.83.220.148 ( talk) 02:32, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
The article mentions Merthiolate, but the set of links and categories for topicals does not include it. I think it should be in the section. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.161.157.240 ( talk) 13:29, 14 November 2008 (UTC)
removed vandalism 98.116.81.202 ( talk) 16:18, 29 June 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.79.102.141 ( talk)
I noticed the only source listed is from "The Straight Dope," a column which has no sources listed. Use a primary source instead. Helliott9 ( talk) 19:21, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
This is a bit WP:OR - but all I have. It's down a green solid. It's not. You have two choices...
I did months of development when it was made by May & Baker in the 80's. My main recollections are
I removed some unsourced statements, added sources here required, and removed the seemingly completely made up comment -- at least, I could find no sources for it -- about it being "banned from British gymnastics" Nandesuka ( talk) 03:51, 16 March 2011 (UTC)
In March 2006, the content of Mercurochrome was cut from that article and pasted into this one. This still has yet to be fixed. Whoop whoop pull up Bitching Betty | Averted crashes 01:01, 22 February 2012 (UTC)
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Of the 3 citations for "... it is no longer sold in Switzerland, Brazil, France, Germany, and the United States due to its mercury content" (second line of article), only the first is a non-wikipedia source, and that only mentions that Merbromin can no longer be used for initial introduction as an antiseptic, and that citation is only for USA. Citations for other countries, and better citations for USA are needed. - Mukt ( talk) 22:29, 9 November 2019 (UTC)
The -chrome in Mercurochrome most likely refers to its intense color, as in Chromosphere or Kodachrome. The element Chromium, many of whose compounds are brightly colored, is a significant environmental toxin as well as a micronutrient. While it is possible that some people may think the obsolete antiseptic merbromin, commonly called by its trade name Mercurochrome, contains chromium, and thus be tempted to avoid it for that reason as well as for the mercury that it does contain, or less plausibly tempted to eat tiny amounts of merbromin to avoid chromium deficiency, I can find no evidence of this misconception on the Internet, e.g. by a Google search on "chromium mercurochrome" and in particular no reliable secondary source mentioning this misconception. For that reason I believe that the misconception should not even be mentioned, as doing so may do more harm than good, by the principle of WP:BEANS. CharlesHBennett ( talk) 13:59, 5 April 2020 (UTC)
In my experience, merbromin forms a protective scab on the surface of wounds, allowing them to heal quicker and free of infection. I wonder if there is a reference for this scab-generating effect that could be added. I still use a 25 cent bottle of mercurochrome that I bought sometime in the 1970s, and I treasure this tiny bottle. The FDA has made some really stupid decisions, IMO, including the elimination of merbromin and kaopectate (kaolin and pectin), both of which were effective and safe when used properly. We'll probably never get such useful medicines back again. David Spector ( talk) 12:00, 17 July 2020 (UTC)