Ammoniated Mercury Ointment

Composition:

  Ammoniated mercury  5%     

Indication and properties:

  Ammoniated mercury is a mild antiseptic and also applied to the skin surrounding the perineum to destroy thread worms and to reduce infestation also used for treatment of low grade staphylococcal infections of the skin and in psoriasis.

Precautions:

  It should not be applied to raw surface because of mercury absorption. Frequent or prolonged application to the large areas can cause mercury poisoning and its usage to infants produces Credynia (pink disease) also can produce allergic reactions.

Storage:

  It should be stored, and protected from light.

Packing:

  Plastic tubes contains 20gm.