Drug Eruption Reference Manual

A must for every dermatologist's office - and for hospital consultations - this updated and substantially enlarged new edition of Dr. Jerry Litt's universally acclaimed Drug Eruption Reference Manual with CD-ROM answers the busy dermatologist's need for a comprehensive, authoritative guide to dermatologic and other side-effects that can develop from the use of newly approved as well as commonly prescribed and over-the-counter drugs, herbals, supplements, and vaccines . The Ninth Edition includes a CD of the Drug Eruption Reference Manual, for even easier consultation. Apart from all the information in the paper Manual, it allows the user to search drugs, categories, reaction patterns, or undertake multiple drug searches in relation to patient symptoms. Featured in the Ninth Edition: More than 80 new generic drugs, herbals, supplements, and vaccines More than 2500 new references from the literature Addition of vaccines to the categories of drugs covered Incorporates many more non-cutaneous reactions such as serotonin syndrome, tinnitus, and death Lists potentially hazardous interactions between drugs, herbals and supplements Almost all the generic drugs have been updated with new reactions and references Cites more than 20,000 references and sources from journal articles, books, and the Internet The easy-to-use format and wealth of information make this book and CD combination an essential resource for dermatologists and general practitioners. Indexed by both generic and proprietary drug names as well as by reaction patterns, the new edition catalogs more than 880 generic and over 5,000 trade name drugs - cross-referenced for quick look-up - with their adverse reactions in skin, hair, nails, mucous membranes, and others. In addition to its invaluable section of color illustrations, the Drug Eruption Reference Manual with CD-ROM, Ninth Edition contains even more information on herbals, trace elements and supplements, and reaction patterns, and the drugs responsible for them.Litt, Jerome Z. is the author of 'Drug Eruption Reference Manual' with ISBN 9781842142042 and ISBN 1842142046.