Comprehensive Dermatologic Drug Therapy

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. The FDA drug approval process
6. Pharmacovigilance: verifying that drugs remain safe
7. Drugs taken off the market: important lessons learned
8. Systemic Antibacterial Agents
9. Systemic antifungal agents
10. Systemic antiviral agents
11. Systemic antiparasitic agents
12. Systemic corticosteroids
13. Methotrexate
14. Azathioprine
15. Mycophenolate mofetil and mycophenolic acid
16. Cyclosporine
17. Cytotoxic agents
18. Dapsone
19. Antimalarial agents
20. Systemic retinoids
21. Interferons
22. PUVA photochemotherapy and other phototherapy modalities
23. Extracorporeal photochemotherapy (photopheresis)
24. Photodynamic therapy
25. Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors
26. Interleukin 12/23 inhibitors
27. Rituximab and future biological therapies
28. Antihistamines
29. Vasoactive and antiplatelet agents
30. Antiandrogens and androgen inhibitors
31. Psychotropic agents
32. Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy
33. Systemic anticancer agents: dermatologic indications and adverse events
34. Drugs for the skinternist
35. Miscellaneous systemic drugs
36. Topical Antibacterial Agents
37. Topical antifungal agents
38. Topical and intralesional antiviral agents
39. Topical antiparasitic agents
40. Topical corticosteroids
41. Topical retinoids
42. Topical and intralesional chemotherapeutic agents
43. Topical contact allergens
44. Topical calcineurin inhibitors
45. Topical Vitamin D3
46. Sunscreens
47. Therapeutic shampoos
48. α-Hydroxy acids
49. Chemical peels
50. Products for the care of chronic wounds
51. Agents used for treatment of hyperkeratosis
52. Cosmetic therapy
53. Irritants and allergens: When to suspect topical therapeutic agents
54. Insect repellents
55. Miscellaneous topical agents
56. Local anesthetics
57. Injectable dermal and subcutaneous fillers
58. Botulinum toxin injections
59. Oral mucosal therapeutics
60. Hepatotoxicity of dermatologic drug therapy
61. Hematologic toxicity of drug therapy
62. Drug-induced malignancy
63. Neurologic adverse effects from dermatologic drugs
64. Dermatologic drugs during pregnancy and lactation
65. Drug interactions
66. Cutaneous drug reactions with systemic features
67. Pharmacoeconomics
68. Informed consent and risk management
69. Compounding in dermatology
70. Dermatologic drug therapy in children
71. Appendix I – Ten drugs of increasing importance to dermatology
72. Appendix II – Dapsone patient education and informed consent

Safely and effectively treat a full range of skin disorders with Comprehensive Dermatologic Drug Therapy, 3rd Edition! This trusted dermatology reference provides concise, complete, up-to-date guidance on today's full spectrum of topical, intralesional, and systemic drugs. Dr. Steven E. Wolverton and a team of leading international experts clearly explainwhat drugs to use, when to use them, and what to watch out for. Prescribe with confidence thanks to quick-access summaries of indications/contraindications, dosage guidelines, drug interactions, drug monitoring guidelines, adverse effects, and treatment protocols. Assess your knowledge and prepare for certification or recertification with more than 800 review questions and answers throughout the book. Contain costs and meet patient expectations with purchase information provided for major drugs. Quickly evaluate drug options for each disease discussed using a highly detailed, disease-specific index. Discover the best uses for new biologic therapeutics such as ustekinumab and rituximab, as well as newly improved TNF inhibitors. Offer your patients the very latest in cosmetic procedures, including chemical peels, intradermal fillers, and botulinum toxin. Use the safest and most effective drugs possible with new chapters on irritants and allergens in topical therapeutic agents, plus a new, separate chapter on mycophenolate mofetil. Review drugs recently taken off the market by the FDA, and use that knowledge to improve your current dermatologic drug therapy. Access the complete contents online at www.expertconsult.com and perform rapid searches for drug indications, interactions, monitoring guidelines, and much more.