Lithium succinate explained

Lithium succinate (C₄H₄Li₂O₄), the dilithium salt of succinic acid, is a drug used in the treatment of seborrhoeic dermatitis^[1] and proposed for the treatment of anogenital warts.^[2]

External links

• Web site: Lithium succinate . U.S. National Library of Medicine . Drug Information Portal .

Notes and References

1. Leeming JP . Use of topical lithium succinate in the treatment of seborrhoeic dermatitis . Dermatology . 187 . 2 . 149–50 . 1993 . 8358107 . 10.1159/000247228.
2. Ward KA, Armstrong KD, Maw RD, Winther MD, Gilburt SJ, Dinsmore WW . A pilot study to investigate the treatment of anogenital warts with Topical Lithium Succinate cream (8% lithium succinate, 0.05% zinc sulphate) . International Journal of STD & AIDS . 8 . 8 . 515–7 . 1997 . 9259500 . 10.1258/0956462971920677. 23095115 .