Medicaments containing as active substance sulphur-containing carboxylic acids and their use in combating retroviruses

Abstract From the Canadian patent

Medicaments are disclsoed that contain at least one compound of formula I, (see fig.I), where X is a hydrogen atom or both X represent a simple bond between the two sulphur atoms; Y is hydrogen or C1-C6-alkyl and n represents a number from 1 to 10 or their therapeutically acceptable salts with the exception of .alpha.-lipoic acid and dihydrolipoic acid wherein the dosage unit, for solid or semi-solid formulations contains 20 mg to 6 g of the total amount of active substance I or solutions, suspensions or emulsions which contain 0.2 mg to 800 mg per ml per ml of the total amount of active substance I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. These medicaments are for example suitable …