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Mercurochrome

This is a brand name for Merbromin, a topical antiseptic used for minor cuts and scrapes
It is still available in most countries, but no longer sold in the U.S. due to its mercury content.

There are 4 comments for this item.

Posted by Tommie at 11:28 am (PST) on Wed November 9, 2011
There was another similar antiseptic called Merthiolate. It also had a reddish tint, but it always stung like heck when mom applied it to a cut or scrape. I don't recall Mercurochrome stinging like that. Of course, mom said, "If it didn't sting, it wouldn't work," so she always used Merthiolate.
Posted by dtdavis2012 at 2:51 pm (PDT) on Wed March 14, 2012
I hated this stuff growing up.
Posted by Eubean at 9:01 am (PDT) on Tue April 17, 2012
This probably saved quite a few kids from death at one time. No one understood the power of staph infections yet.
Posted by Doot at 5:25 am (PST) on Fri December 28, 2012
I was sure glad when my mom statred using Mercurichrome instead of iodine, which burned like crazy.

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