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Silver Nitrate
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Definition
: A silver salt with powerful germicidal activity. It has been used topically to prevent OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
/diag use: this is probably SILVER STAINING (see note there)
Pharmacological Action
Anti-Infective Agents, Local
Other names
Silver Nitrate, Alcoholic; Silver Nitrate, Silver (2+) Salt (2:1); Alcoholic Silver Nitrate
Substance
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Drugs
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antismoke mouthwash 881010
0
*Silver Nitrate.
Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther 1999 Jan;37(1):41-50
Grimelius stain
0
*Silver Nitrate
Silver Staining.
J Comp Pathol 1993 May;108(4):405-9
Fontana-
Masson stain
0
*Silver Nitrate.
Arch Pathol Lab Med 1987;111(1):53
hexargin
86336-33-6 Hexargin
*Methenamine
*Silver Nitrate
Drug Combinations.
Acta Paediatr Scand (Suppl) 1982;295:1