What's in Mercurochrome
from sourceA household product with a Drug Facts label.
From the product's label on DailyMed from Vitamex USA, Corp, which lists 4 ingredients. MoleculeFinder matched 3 of them by their FDA UNII codes. DailyMed label, version 2. 1 other ingredient is not a MoleculeFinder molecule, so it is not listed here.
Inactive ingredients 3
- WaterH2O
Inactive ingredient from source
As a pure substance: LD50 25,000 mg/kg (mouse, iv) from source
- EthanolC2H6O
Inactive ingredient (on the label as alcohol) from source
As a pure substance: LD50 5,628 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source
- Allura Red ACC18H14N2Na2O8S2
Inactive ingredient (on the label as FD&C red No. 40) from source
Mercurochrome's active ingredient, benzalkonium chloride, is not yet in MoleculeFinder.
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