The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE850
August 9, 1991
Succimer - An Oral Drug for Lead Poisoning
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Succimer - An Oral Drug for Lead Poisoning
August 9, 1991 (Issue: 850)
Succimer (meso 2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid; DMSA; CHEMET - McNeil), a heavy metal chelator, was recently marketed in the USA for oral treatment of lead poisoning in children.
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