Department of Pharmacy, Manav Bharti University, Solan (H.P.), India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: prashardeepak99@yahoo.in
Online published on 19 June, 2014.
Thimerosal is among one of the widely used preservative in the field of pharmaceutical, in the developing countries. The controversial prospect of this pharmaceutical excipent limits its use in the vaccines as preservative. Its bateriostatic and fungistatic properties is among its advantage over other recommended preservatives. However, its neurodegenerative and hypersensitive adverse properties has limited this preservative in ophthalmic use only along with controversies.
Thimerosal, preservatives, controversies, neurodegenerative
