The Handbook of Biological Therapy

Jonathan Barker author Bruce Kirkham author Arthur Kavanaugh author Scott Eric Plevy author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Published:27th Nov '08

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Drugs produced by molecular biological techniques, called the 'biologics', differ from the usual chemical medications. Their optimum use, and the detection and managemenet of adverse events, pose a significant challenge to the clinician. Licences for new biologics continue to be granted for the likes of rituximab, abatacept and certocizumals pegol. Intensive research is also defining new areas in which these drugs will be used in the future, increasing the number of practitioners using biologics. As the use of these drugs increases around the world, so the level of information needed by primary care practitioners and specialist prescribers needs to be expanded The Handbook of Biological Therapy provides the practising clinician with a practica guide to the use of Tumour Necrosis Factor Blocking Therapy (TNF-blockers), and important new class of biologic therapy for rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, psoriasis, and psoriatic arthritis. It is a comprehensive distillation of the authors' clinical experience with these drugs, combined with data from diverse databases offering practical advice on their uses, specific indications, supporting clinical trial data and safety issues, with the aim of making the use of these drugs easier for the busy clinician. All of the authors have been involved from the beginnings of the clinical trial programmes with these drugs and continue to use them in daily practice.

The book is written as a practical manual rather than something to read cover to cover and so it can be used to dip in and out in an informal manner. * British Journal of Hospital Medicine *
I wholeheartedly recommend this handbook to clinicians who prescribe products of the biotechnology industry to treat chronic inflammatory diseases. * From the foreword by Ferry Breedveld, Professor of Rheumatology, President of EULAR *

ISBN: 9780199208166

Dimensions: 233mm x 155mm x 9mm

Weight: 264g

170 pages