Book Description

A one-stop source for practicality, the book Comprehensive Dermatologic Drug Therapy 4th Edition, review, free pdf, epub, and free download, will help you treat your patients in a more effective way. It contains a thorough guideline on dealing with today’s common skin diseases, particularly which drugs should be prescribed and when they should be given, along with their potentially adverse effects. It is, of course, equipped with a complete explanation of different skin medications, ranging from systemic drugs to topical and intralesional ones. It is an excellent source for both dermatologists and medical students.

Written by Dr. Stephen Wolverton and Dr. Jashin Joaquin Wu, both leading experts in dermatology, the book Comprehensive Dermatologic Drug Therapy 4th Edition is definitely a reliable material for medical decision making. The first 2 chapters explain important pharmacology’s basic principles to drug policy issues like FDA or Food and Drug Administration Drug’ phases of approval. The next 3th to 12^th chapters are a complete practical guide on treating different skin diseases with highly detailed explanation. Furthermore, the final chapter includes some special related topics like informed consent and dermatologic drug therapy in children.

Published by Elsevier in 2019, a very well-known Netherlands based academic publishing company, you are guaranteed to get some of the latest information in the medical field, such as phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) inhibitor, interleukin 17 Inhibitors, and further biologic usage. Other important key features of this, Comprehensive Dermatologic Drug Therapy 4th Ed, are tables about medical products interactions; description for each drug’s risk; compendium of both indications and contraindications; hedgehog inhibitor; and dosage prescription. Moreover, the two appendices provide summaries of chapter questions and the precarious drug interactions. And to help you evaluate your apprehension, this book offers 800 review questions followed with the answers.

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With its well-researched information, the 858-page book titled Comprehensive Dermatologic Drug Therapy Fourth Edition, is definitely a must-have for anyone aspiring to be an expert in this field. There are currently two versions of this book, both are useful in their own way. The conventional one is designed with high quality papers and protected by a hardcover. The e-book version is enhanced, allowing you to take notes, listen to it, and search for important keywords. The free PDF, however, is also available on certain sites but could be considered as illegal.  To buy the conventional one, the price is €124.19 on Elsevier or US $109,75 on Amazon. And to get the e-book version, you could purchase it for €89.99 on Elsevier. The cost is definitely worth it as the book, is not only comprehensive but also a detailed and reliable source for practicality.

Table of Contents

Part I: Introduction

1 Basic Principles of Pharmacology

2 Principles for Maximizing the Safety of Dermatologic Drug Therapy

3 Polymorphisms: Why Individual Drug Responses Vary

4 Adherence to Drug Therapy

5 Medical Decision Making

Part II: Important Drug Regulatory Issues

6 The FDA Drug Approval Process

7 Pharmacovigilance: Verifying that Drugs Remain Safe

8 Drugs Taken Off the Market: Important Lessons Learned

Part III: Systemic Drugs for Infectious Diseases

9 Systemic Antibacterial Agents

10 Systemic Antifungal Agents

11 Systemic Antiviral Agents

12 Systemic Antiparasitic Agents

Part IV: Systemic Immunomodulatory Drugs

13 Systemic Corticosteroids

14 Methotrexate

15 Azathioprine

16 Mycophenolates

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17 Cyclosporine

18 Phosphodiesterase-4 and Janus Kinase Inhibitors

19 Cytotoxic Agents

20 Dapsone

21 Antimalarial Agents

22 Systemic Retinoids

Part V: Drugs Used in Conjunction with UV or Visible Light

23 Psoralen Plus Ultraviolet A Photochemotherapy and Other Phototherapy Modalities

24 Extracorporeal Photochemotherapy (Photopheresis)

25 Photodynamic Therapy

Part VI: Biologic Therapeutics

26 Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors

27 Interleukin 12/23 Inhibitors

28 Interleukin 17 Inhibitors

29 Interleukin 23 Inhibitors

30 Rituximab

31 Additional Biologic Therapeutics: Dupilumab, Omalizumab, Others

Part VII: Miscellaneous Systemic Drugs

32 Antihistamines

33 Vasoactive and Antiplatelet Agents

34 Antiandrogens and Androgen Inhibitors

35 Psychotropic Agents

36 Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy

37 Systemic Anticancer Agents: Dermatologic Indications and Adverse Events

38 Hedgehog Pathway Inhibitors

39 Drugs for the Skinternist

40 Miscellaneous Systemic Drugs

Part VIII: Topical Drugs for Infectious Diseases

41 Topical Antibacterial Agents

42 Topical Antifungal Agents

43 Topical and Intralesional Antiviral Agents

44 Topical Antiparasitic Agents

Part IX: Topical Immunomodulatory Drugs

45 Topical Corticosteroids

46 Topical Retinoids

47 Topical and Intralesional Chemotherapeutic Agents

48 Topical Calcineurin Inhibitors

49 Topical Vitamin D3

Part X: Miscellaneous Topical Drugs

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50 Sunscreens

51 Therapeutic Shampoos

52 α-Hydroxy Acids

53 Chemical Peels

54 Products for the Care of Chronic Wounds

55 Agents Used for Treatment of Hyperkeratosis

56 Irritants and Allergens: When to Suspect Topical Therapeutic Agents

57 Miscellaneous Topical Agents

Part XI: Injectable and Mucosal Routes of Drug Administration

58 Local Anesthetics

59 Injectable Dermal and Subcutaneous Fillers

60 Botulinum Toxin Injections

61 Oral Mucosal Therapeutics

Part XII: Major Adverse Effects From Systemic Drugs

62 Hepatotoxicity of Dermatologic Drug Therapy

63 Hematologic Toxicity of Drug Therapy

64 Drug-induced Malignancy

65 Dermatologic Drugs During Pregnancy and Lactation

66 Drug Interactions

67 Cutaneous Drug Reactions With Systemic Features

Part XIII: Special Pharmacology and Therapeutics Topics

68 Informed Consent and Risk Management

69 Compounding in Dermatology

70 Dermatologic Drug Therapy in Children

Appendix I Core Questions for Understanding Systemic Dermatologic Drugs

Appendix II The Most Potentially Serious Drug Interactions

About of Author

Above we have told you about who the author of this book is. The one who wrote this book is two people and here is a glimpse of his profile that we quoted from the Elsevier page.

1.Stephen Wolverton

Affiliations and Expertise

Professor of Clinical Dermatology Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs

2. Jashin Wu

Affiliations and Expertise

Founder and Course Director, San Diego Dermatology Symposium; Founder and CEO Dermatology Research and Education Foundation Irvine, California, USA

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Product Details

• ISBN-13:  9780323612111
• Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
• Publication date: 03/19/2020
• Edition description:  4th ed.
• Pages: 858
• Product dimensions: 6.50(w) x 1.50(h) x 9.50(d)

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