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Safely and effectively prescribe today's full spectrum of topical, intralesional, and systemic drugs for dermatologic disorders! Dr. Steven E. Wolverton and a team of leading international experts explain what drugs to use, when to use them...and what to watch out for. It provides full-text explanations as well as at-a-glance summaries of key pharmacologic information, instantly accessible wherever and whenever questions about skin pharmaceuticals arise.

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Author:   Stephen E. Wolverton
Publisher:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Imprint:   Saunders
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 24.60cm , Height: 4.20cm , Length: 18.90cm
Weight:   2.091kg
ISBN:  

9781416033288

ISBN 10:   1416033289
Pages:   1104
Publication Date:   08 March 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Mixed media product
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

I. Introduction 1. Basic Principles of Pharmacology (Stephen E. Wolverton) 2. Principles for Maximizing the Safety of Dermatologic Drug Therapy (Stephen E. Wolverton) 3. Polymorphisms: Why Individual Drug Responses Vary (Benjamin N. Lockshin, Stephen E. Wolverton) II. Systemic Drugs for Infectious Diseases 4. Systemic Antibacterial Agents (Neda Ashourian, Philip R. Cohen) 5. Systemic Antifungal Agents (Aditya K. Gupta ) 6. Systemic Antiviral Agents (Y. Connie Chang, Vandana K. Madkan, Karan Sra, Daniel A. Carrasco, Patricia C. Lee, Stephen K. Tyring) III. Systemic Immunomodulatory and Antiproliferative Drugs 7. Systemic Corticosteriods (Stephen E. Wolverton) 8. Methotrexate (Jeffrey P. Callen, Carol L. Kulp-Shorten, Stephen E. Wolverton) 9. Azathioprine (Stephanie Silos Badalamenti, Francisco A. Kerdel) 10. Cytotoxic Agents (Clifford Perlis, Teddy D. Pan, Charles J. McDonald) 11. Cyclosporine (Chai Sue Lee, John Y.M. Koo) 12.Dapsone (Russell P. Hall III, Clinzo P. Mickle) 13. Antimalarial Agents (Jeffrey P. Callen, Charles Camisa) 14. Systemic Retinoids (Timothy J. Patton, Matthew J. Zirwas, Stephen E. Wolverton) 15. Interferons (Brian Berman, Francisco Flores, Deborah Zel) IV. Drugs Used in Conjunction with Ultraviolet or Visible Light 16. PUVA Photochemotherapy (Warwick L. Morison) 17. Extracorporeal Photochemotheraphy (Photopheresis) (Michael Girardi, Peter W. Heald) 18. Photodynamic Therapy (Robert Bissonnette, Jaggi Rao) V. Biological Therapeutics 19. Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) Inhibitors (Stephanie Mehlis, Kenneth B. Gordon) 20. T-Cell Activation Inhibitors (Mark G. Lebwohl, Sapna Rao Palep) VI. Miscellaneous Systemic Drugs 21. Antihistamines (Malcolm W. Greaves) 22. Vasoactive and Antiplatelet Agents (Seth B. Forman, Algin B. Garrett) 23. Antiandrogens and Androgen Inhibitors (Marty E. Sawaya) 24. Psychotropic Agents (Chai Sue Lee, John Y.M. Koo) 25. Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy (Kai Thomas, Anita Ruetter, Thomas A. Luger) 26. Miscellaneous Systemic Drugs (Alfred L. Knable Jr., Loretta S. Davis) 27. Drugs for the Skinternist (Michelle Pelle) VII. Topical Drugs for Infectious Diseases 28. Topical Antibaterial Agents (Deborah J. Yang, Long T. Quan, Sylvia Hsu) 29. Topical Antifungal Agents (Rhea M. Phillips, Theodore Rosen) 30. Topical and Intralesional Antiviral Agents (Pranav B. Sheth) 31. Antiparasitic Agents (Benjamin N. Lockshin) VIII. Topical Immunomodulatory and Antiproliferative Drugs 32. Topical Corticosteroids (Michael R. Warner, Charles Camisa) 33. Topical Retinoids (Naveed Sami, Julie C. Harper) 34. Topical and Intralesional Chemotherapeutic Agents (Eunice Y. Tsai, Herschel S. Zackheim, Youn H. Kim) 35. Topical Contact Allergens (Andrew N. Lin) 36. Topical Calcineurin Inhibitors (Andrew N. Lin) 37. Topical Vitamin D3 (Yolanda Rosi Helfrich, Dana L. Sachs, Sewon Kang) IX. Miscellaneous Topical Drugs 38. Sunscreens (Stanley B. Levy) 39. Therapeutic Shampoos (Robert T. Brodell, Kevin D. Cooper) 40. Alpha-Hydroxy Acids (Amy B. Lewis, Helen Radoszycki) 41. Agents Used for Treatment of Hyperkeratosis (Adam B. Hessel, Julio C. Cruz-Ramon, Dana Marshall Klinger, Andrew N. Lin) 42. Cosmetic Therapy (Zoe Diana Draelos) 43. Miscellaneous Topical Agents (Seth B. Forman) 44. Insect Repellents (Mark S. Fradin) 45. Systemic Adverse Effects Due To Topical Medications (Peter J. Aronson) 46. Compounding in Dermatology (Linda F. McElhiney, Scott M. Ravis) X. Injectable and Mucosal Routes of Drug Administration 47. Local Anesthetics (Michael J. Huether, David G. Brodland) 48. Botulinum Toxin Injections (Christian Murray, Nowell Solish) 49. Oral Mucosal Therapeutics (Ginat Wintermeyer Mirowski, Ernest Lee) XI. Major Adverse Effects from Systemic Drugs 50. Hepatotoxicity of Dermatologic Drug Therapy (Stephen E. Wolverton) 51. Hematologic Toxicity of Dermatologic Drug Therapy (Kathleen A. Remlinger) 52. Drug Induced Malignancies (Stephen E. Wolverton) 53. Dermatologic Drugs During Pregnancy and Lactation (Barbara R. Reed) 54. Drug Interactions (Lori E. Shapiro, Neil H. Shear) 55. Cutaneous Drug Reactions with Systemic Features (Sandra R. Knowles, Neil H. Shear) XII. Special Pharmacology and Therapeutic Topics 56. Pharmacoeconomics (Marc Alan Darst, Jennifer Reddan) 57. Informed Consent and Risk Management (Stephen E. Wolverton, Marshall B. Kapp ) 58. FDA Drug Approval Process (William H. Eaglstein) 59. Pharmacovigilance: Verifying that Drugs Remain Safe (Joel M. Gelfand) 60. Dermatologic Drug Therapy in Children (Christopher M. Bohyer) Index Appendices

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