Litt's Drug Eruption & Reaction Manual

Litt's Drug Eruption & Reaction Manual
ISBN-10
1000768856
ISBN-13
9781000768855
Series
Litt's Drug Eruption & Reaction Manual
Category
Medical
Pages
492
Language
English
Published
2019-11-18
Publisher
CRC Press
Author
Neil Shear

Description

Internationally relied upon by medical practitioners for its unparalleled focus on adverse effects and cutaneous reactions, Litt’s Drug Eruption & Reaction Manual is a succinct clinical reference and essential drug-safety tool for patient care. This 26th edition has been comprehensively revised and updated throughout to act as a quick reference, and each entry includes: * Summaries of numbers of reports and incidence for reactions * Clinically important and potentially hazardous drug–drug interactions * Categories of adverse drug reactions, eruptions, and cutaneous reaction patterns * Essential reference information on prescription and over-the-counter drugs as well as biologics and supplements The book contains... * A to Z listing of the 1500 most consulted generic drug and herbal drug profiles, including generic and trade names; pharmaceutical company; indications; half-life; interactions; pregnancy category; and categories of adverse reactions/eruptions, with summaries of number of reports or level of incidence of reaction * Over 31,000 adverse reactions and drug-eruption listings * Supplements, vaccines, and other biologics * Descriptions of important reactions * List of drugs that cause important reactions * List of main classes of drugs as a quick clinical reference guide * 26 tables showing the reaction profile for members of a class of drugs (such as ACE inhibitors or statins), enabling a clinician to see at a glance whether a reaction is common to all drugs included in that class, or to a majority of them, or is known in only a handful—this information can be used as the basis for an informed decision to change drugs inside the same class * 2 tables showing reported genetic associations with cutaneous adverse drug reactions and recommendations regarding genetic screening to prevent cutaneous adverse drug reactions * A concordance of synonyms and trade names for ease of cross-reference

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