The handbook of biological therapy : a guide to the use and safety of biological therapies in rheumatology, dermatology, and gastroenterology /
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 fo...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2008.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | 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 practitionersusing biologics. As the use of these drugs increases around the world, so the level of information needed by primary. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 155 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780191548970 0191548979 9780191768583 0191768588 1283581272 9781283581271 9786613893727 6613893722 |