Wolverton: Dermatologic Drug Therapy (April 2001) 22.400 Ptas./ 134,63 Euros

Stephen E Wolverton , MD, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA

This unique reference is the only drug-based therapeutics book in dermatology published in more than a decade. It covers the full spectrum of drugs prescribed for cutaneous diseases, including numerous topical, intralesional, and systemic drugs. To ensure quick access to information, each chapter features 5-10 drug tables; drugs discussed in that particular chapter; pharmacology key concepts; mechanisms of action; indications and contraindications; adverse effects; monitoring guidelines; and drug interactions. The tables alone make this reference a practical, convenient, and unique resource for the busy practitioner.

Features

• Covers all dermatological drugs likely to be prescribed, with a focus on safe and effective use throughout.
• Provides on-the-spot information regarding monitoring and informing patients about important adverse effects to report.
• Features multiple headings and subheadings and hundreds of easy-access tables for fast access to vital information.
• Lists costs for all major drugs, both trade and generic.
• Includes a highly detailed, disease-specific index, helping the reader evaluate drug options for each disease discussed.
• Contains "Black Box" monitoring guidelines that list the most important baseline and follow-up examinations and laboratory tests required for safe use of more than 25 common drugs.

I. Introduction
II. Systemic Drugs for Infectious Diseases
III. Miscellaneous Systemic Drugs
IV. Topical Drugs for Infectious Diseases
V. Topical Immunomodulatory and Antiproliferative Drugs
VI. Miscellaneous Topical Drugs
VII. Injectable and Mucosal Routes of Drug Administration
VIII. Major Adverse Effects from Systemic Drugs
IX. Special Pharmacology and Therapeutic Topics