Aqueous zinc solutions for medical use

摘要

A pharmaceutical composition containing zinc in the form of one or more water soluble zinc salts and a complex-former selected from the group consisting of hydroxycarboxylic acids, acid anhydrides, or salts thereof. The water solutions thereof give a palatable, acceptable peroral zinc solution and are useful for treating leg ulcers, post- operative wounds, decubital ulcers and other diseased conditions in zinc anemia.