A metal-salen complex compound, which exhibits excellent noninvasiveness and can be efficiently transferred to an affected site, a local anesthetic containing this metal-salen complex compound, and an antineoplastic drug containing this metal-salen complex compound are provided. Regarding the metal-salen complex compound, a metal atom part in each of two molecules of a metal-salen complex or a derivative of the metal-salen complex is dimerized via water, and the metal-salen complex compound is mixed with a base to produce an ointment.
