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Mersalyl (Mersal) is an organomercury compound^[1] and mercurial diuretic. It is only rarely used as a drug, having been superseded by thiazides and loop diuretics that are less toxic because they do not contain mercury. It features a Hg(II) centre. Mersalyl was originally adapted from calomel (Hg₂Cl₂), a diuretic discovered by Paracelsus.

See also

Thiomersal – Organomercury antiseptic and antifungal agent
Nitromersol – Organomercury antiseptic and antifungal agent

References

^ Stewart, J. H.; Edwards, K. D. (1965). "Clinical comparison of frusemide with bendrofluazide, mersalyl, and ethacrynic acid". British Medical Journal. 2 (5473): 1277–1281. doi:10.1136/bmj.2.5473.1277. PMC 1846704. PMID 5849145.

Diuretics (C03)

Sulfonamides
(and etacrynic acid)

CA inhibitors (at PT)	Acetazolamide
Loop (Na-K-Cl at AL)	Furosemide^# Azosemide Bumetanide Etacrynic acid Etozolin Indacrinone Muzolimine Ozolinone Piretanide Tienilic acid^‡ Torasemide
Thiazides (Na-Cl at DCT, Calcium-sparing)	Altizide Bendroflumethiazide Butizide Chlorothiazide Cyclopenthiazide Cyclothiazide Epitizide Hydrochlorothiazide Hydroflumethiazide Mebutizide Methyclothiazide Polythiazide Trichlormethiazide
Thiazide-likes (primarily DCT)	Chlortalidone Clofenamide Clopamide Clorexolone Fenquizone Indapamide Mefruside Meticrane Metolazone Quinethazone Xipamide

Potassium-sparing (at CD)

ESC blockers	Amiloride^# Benzamil Triamterene
Aldosterone antagonists	Spirolactones Spironolactone^# Canrenone Eplerenone Potassium canrenoate Nonsteroidal Finerenone

Osmotic diuretics (PT, DL)

Vasopressin receptor inhibitors
(DCT and CD)

Vaptans

Others
- Demeclocycline
- Lithium carbonate

Other

Ethanol, Isopropanol, 2M2B
mercurial diuretics (Chlormerodrin, Mersalyl, Meralluride)
Theobromine
Cicletanine

Combination products

Hydrochlorothiazide/triamterene

^#WHO-EM
^‡Withdrawn from market
Clinical trials:
- ^†Phase III
- ^§Never to phase III

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mersalyl