Experiences with a New Oral Mercurial Diuretic—Merpurate

KAUFMAN, JEROME G. M.D.
BERNSTEIN, ARTHUR M.D.
WEISS, FRED M.D.
KLOSK, EMANUEL M.D.
FELDMAN, HAROLD S. M.D., PH.D.

From The Cardiac Clinic Of The Newark Beth Israel Hospital, Newark, N. J.

Circulation 12(1):p 52-59, July 1955.

A new oral mercurial diuretic, Merpurate, was studied in dogs for chronic toxicity and in humans for effectiveness. It was found that this product was effective as a diuretic in the doses used and gave a minimal number of undesirable reactions.