Lithium succinate

Lithium succinate
Clinical data

AHFS/Drugs.com	Monograph
ATC code	D11AX04 (WHO)
Identifiers
IUPAC name lithium butanedioic acid
PubChem (CID)	10197702
ChemSpider	8373202^Y
ECHA InfoCard	100.036.574
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C₄H₅LiO₄
Molar mass	124.02 g/mol
3D model (Jmol)	Interactive image
SMILES [Li+].[Li+].[O-]C(=O)CCC([O-])=O
InChI InChI=1S/C4H6O4.2Li/c5-3(6)1-2-4(7)8;;/h1-2H2,(H,5,6)(H,7,8);;/q;2*+1/p-2^Y Key:WAHQBNXSPALNEA-UHFFFAOYSA-L^Y
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Lithium succinate, the lithium salt of succinic acid, is a drug used in the treatment of seborrhoeic dermatitis^[1] and proposed for the treatment of anogenital warts.^[2]

References

↑ Leeming JP (1993). "Use of topical lithium succinate in the treatment of seborrhoeic dermatitis". Dermatology (Basel). 187 (2): 149–50. doi:10.1159/000247228. PMID 8358107.
↑ Ward KA, Armstrong KD, Maw RD, Winther MD, Gilburt SJ, Dinsmore WW (1997). "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. doi:10.1258/0956462971920677. PMID 9259500.

Lithium compounds

Inorganic	LiAlCl₄ LiAlH₄ LiAlO₂ LiBF₄ LiBH₄ LiBO₂ LiB₃O₅ LiBr LiCl LiClO LiClO₃ LiClO₄ LiCoO₂ LiF LiH LiI LiIO₃ LiNH₂ Li₂NH LiN₃ LiNO₂ LiNO₃ LiNbO₃ LiOH LiO₂ LiPF₆ LiTaO₃ Li₂B₄O₇ Li₂CO₃ Li₂C₂ Li₂MoO₄ Li₂O Li₂O₂ Li₂S Li₂SO₃ Li₂SO₄ Li₂SiO₃ Li₂Po Li₂TiO₃ Li₃N

Organic	12-hydroxystearate acetate aspartate citrate diisopropylamide orotate succinate stearate organolithiums

Minerals	Amblygonite Elbaite Eucryptite Jadarite Lepidolite Lithiophilite Petalite Pezzottaite Saliotite Spodumene Sugilite Tourmaline Zabuyelite Zinnwaldite

Other dermatological preparations (D11)

Anti-seborrheics	Antiandrogens Bicalutamide Cyproterone acetate Flutamide Spironolactone Antifungals Bifonazole Cetrimonium bromide (cetrimide) Ciclopirox olamine (ciclopirox) Climbazole Clotrimazole Ketoconazole Miconazole Piroctone olamine Selenium disulfide (selenium sulfide) Xenysalate Zinc pyrithione (pyrithione zinc) Antihistamines Calcineurin inhibitors Cyclosporin Pimecrolimus Tacrolimus Isotretinoin Keratolytics Coal tar Resorcinol Salicylic acid Sulfur Urea (urea-containing cream) Lithium salts Lithium gluconate Lithium succinate Topical corticosteroids (e.g., hydrocortisone)

Skin lightening	Hydroquinone Mequinol Monobenzone

Skin darkening	Afamelanotide Melanotan II

Anti-inflammatories	Oxaceprol Gamolenic acid Pimecrolimus Tacrolimus Alitretinoin

Baldness treatments	5α-Reductase inhibitors Alfatradiol Finasteride Dutasteride Saw palmetto extract Antiandrogens Bicalutamide Cyproterone acetate Flutamide Spironolactone Topilutamide (fluridil) Potassium channel openers Minoxidil

Hair growth inhibitors	5α-Reductase inhibitors Dutasteride Finasteride Antiandrogens Bicalutamide Cyproterone acetate Flutamide Spironolactone Eflornithine

Others	Brimonidine Calcium gluconate Magnesium sulfate Povidone-iodine Tiratricol

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