PHARM MED ORG: Mixture of phenylmercuric nitrate and
phenylmercuric hydroxide

White crystalline material

Sparingly soluble in water, slightly soluble in
alcohol

1:10,000, 1:50,000 : preserve injectable drugs
against bacterial contamination

Bacteriostatic effect reduce in the presence of
serum

Question

Mixture of phenylmercuric nitrate and
phenylmercuric hydroxide

White crystalline material

Sparingly soluble in water, slightly soluble in
alcohol

1:10,000, 1:50,000 : preserve injectable drugs
against bacterial contamination

Bacteriostatic effect reduce in the presence of
serum

Dwight Obillos · Accepted Answer

PHENYLMERCURIC NITRATE

Mixture of phenylmercuric nitrate and phenylmercuric hydroxide White crystalline material Sparingly soluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol 1:10,000, 1:50,000 : preserve injectable drugs against bacterial contamination Bacteriostatic effect reduce in the presence of serum