Derivative of arcsec

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Theorem: The following formula holds: $$\dfrac{d}{dz} \mathrm{arcsec}(z) = -\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{z^2-1}|z|},$$ where $\mathrm{arcsec}$ is the inverse secant function.

Proof: