Pharmacology of the Skin II

Book excerpt: The pharmacology and clinical pharmacology of skin are being studied as a fascinating new way of exploring questions of human physiology and pharmacology, and as an important step in the development of new drugs. Detailed information which can be used as a basis for further study in this attractive field is now available for the first time. This is the second of two independent, yet complementary, volumes which form one complete work on the pharmacology of the skin. It provides academic and industrial researchers and clinicians with an integrated approach to the subject so that both the experienced worker and those new to the field can gain up-to-date insight in all the relevant topics. While Volume I covers the general pharmacology of the skin, Volume II is concerned with disease and drugs. It discusses methods of measuring the response of skin to drugs; toxicology, including drug metabolism in the skin and absorption by it; and specific drugs acting on the skin and drugs used for specific diseases. Throughout both volumes, the most recent advances on clinical pharmacological aspects of study in the field are presented.