Description
Now entering its 18th edition, Litt’s Drug Eruptions and Reactions Manual (D.E.R.M.) serves as an essential resource for understanding drug eruptions, adverse reactions, and significant drug-drug interactions associated with over 1,000 medications. This updated guide is a curated compilation from the continuously updated companion website http://www.drugeruptiondata.com. The book is organized systematically to catalog adverse reactions and includes thorough profiles of the drugs listed, arranged in alphabetical order.
For nearly two decades, dermatologists and medical professionals have relied on this comprehensive manual. This latest edition has been refined from its predecessor to deliver the most pertinent information for fast clinical reference. Key categories of reference include trade names, half-life, interactions, pregnancy considerations, additional lists of significant reactions, and the drugs responsible for them, along with a dossier of trade names, synonyms, and generic equivalents.
With over 35,000 entries detailing adverse reactions, drug eruptions, and skin reaction patterns, this manual encompasses both prescription and over-the-counter drugs, as well as biologics and dietary supplements. Litt’s D.E.R.M. also highlights the number of peer-reviewed references for reaction listings, emphasizing clinically important and potentially serious drug-drug interactions.
Contents
- Introduction
- Drug profiles A-Z
- Description of significant reactions
- Drugs that provoke important reactions
- Index of trade names, synonyms, and generic names
Reviews
“Don’t practice without it”
Stanford University Medical Center
“Many of the other books are no longer necessary. Litt does it all! If you don’t have a copy in your office or at home, you are complicating patient care.”
Howard Maibach, MD. Practical Reviews in Dermatology
“Nothing else can remotely compare to it.”
Patricia Wong, MD, Stanford University Medical Centre
“Once you have a copy, you’ll be hooked forever. This is the bible for drug reactions.”
Doody’s Book Review Service
“If you only have one book in your office, it should be Litt’s Drug Eruption Manual.”
Walter B. Shelley, MD, Cutis
“. . . pure gold . . . well worth the money.”
Neil Shear, MD, Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery
“As a dermatologist, I refer to this book more frequently than any other. Every physician who deals with drug reactions should have access to this Manual.”
J. Graham Smith, Jr., MD Southern Medical Journal
Author
Jerome Z. Litt, MD, has held faculty positions as Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Associate Visiting Dermatologist at Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital, both located in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. In February 2008, Dr. Litt received honorary membership from the American Academy of Dermatology in recognition of his lifetime commitment and distinguished service to the Academy and its mission.