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PDR 2000
User Manual
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Franklin PDR 2000 User Manual

Electronic Publishers
Springboard™ Module
User's Manual
www.franklin.com
Contents
License Agreement ...............................................2
Installing
Understanding Icons, Command letters, Quick
Commands, and Special Markers ...................8
Moving Around ....................................................13
Finding Drug Information ...................................17
Using Help ...........................................................23
PDR2000................................................
5
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License Agreement
READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING THIS PRODUCT.
YOUR USE OF THIS PRODUCT DEEMS THAT YOU ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE. The PRODUCT means the software product, any related hardware, and documentation found in this pack­age and FRANKLIN means Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc.
LIMITED USE LICENSE
All rights in the product remain the property of FRANKLIN. Through your purchase, FRANKLIN grants you a personal and nonexclusive license to use the PRODUCT. You may not make or distribute to others any copies of the PRODUCT or of the preprogrammed data stored therein, whether in electronic or print format. Such copying would be in violation of applicable copyright laws. Further, you may not modify, adapt, disas­semble, decompile, translate, create derivative works of, or in any way reverse engineer the PRODUCT. You may not export or re-export, directly or indirectly, the PRODUCT without compliance with appropriate governmental regulations. The PRODUCT contains Franklin’s confiden­tial and proprietary information which you agree to take adequate steps to protect from unauthorized disclosure or use. This license is effective until terminated. This license terminates immediately without notice from FRANKLIN if you fail to comply with any provision of this license.
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Introduction
Welcome to the necessary system requirements.
PDR2000
. To run this version, you must meet the
System Requirements
• A Springboard-compatible handheld device, such as Handspring Visor™ running Palm OS® 3.1H or later
• A
PDR2000
Please read this User's Manual to learn how to:
• Install your
• Find topics
• Set preferences
• Enter notes
Springboard Module
PDR2000
Springboard™ Module
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Publisher's Note
This PDR for Palm OS™ contains excerpts of product information provided by drug manufacturers covering indications and usage, contraindications, warnings, adverse reactions, dosage and administra­tion, and how supplied. Ophthalmology drugs are included in this PDR 2000 for Palm OS™. Precautionary material, information on clinical pharmacology, and certain other items are not included. Be sure to consult the printed editions of PDR®, PDR® Supplements, or PDR for Ophthalmology® in the event of questions. Product information published in PDR for Palm OS™ has been prepared by the manufacturers of the drugs. The function of the publisher is solely the compilation, organiza­tion, and distribution of this information. Drugs listed in PDR for Palm OS™ are available only by prescription. Patients should consult a physician before using any of the medications. In making manufacturers’ information available, it should be understood that the publisher is not advocating the use of any product or dosage described. And, while every effort has been made to assure that this electronic version conforms with the drug manufacturers' information, neither the publisher, Medical Economics Company, Inc., nor the producer of the software, Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc., warrant that the information is accurate, that the software will perform without interruption or free of errors, or that the information contained therein satisfies government regulations requiring drug product information disclosure, nor shall they be liable for any claim arising out of or relating to use of PDR for Palm OS™. For additional information on limitations of liability and warranty disclaimers, consult the accompanying product is subject to the terms and conditions of the User License. Information in this software is current through the 2000 editions of PDR® and PDR for Ophthalmology®. For later revisions in prescribing informa­tion, always check the latest PDR®, PDR® Supplements, or PDR for Ophthalmology®. Copyright ©2000 Medical Economics Company, Inc. All rights reserved. Copyright ©2000 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved, worldwide.
PDR for Palm OS™ User’s Manual.
All use of this
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Installing
PDR2000
To install the external expansion slot of your PDA. The Visor automatically launches the
PDR2000.
If the program does not launch, re-insert the module. Once the module is installed, turn your PDA on and tap the
PDR2000
, slide the
PDR2000
Springboard Module into the
PDR2000
icon.
PDR2000
icon
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Setting User Preferences
You can set the font size, the Home State and the Default Topic. The Home State is the screen you see when you open the cation. It is the state you return to when you tap the house icon in the title bar. The Default Topic is the monograph topic you go to when you tap the diagonal arrow to the left of a monograph name in a list. To set your preferences, do the following:
1. Tap the Applications icon then tap the
Home State set to the Drugs list
PDR2000
2. Once you see the Home State screen tap the Menu icon. You see the menu bar. Note: All list views have the same items on the
menu bar.
3. Tap Options.
PDR2000
icon.
appli-
Options screen in List view
You can also tap the Menu icon while viewing text and then tap Options in the menu bar.
Options screen in Text view
4. Tap Preferences.
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You can come to this screen at any time using the Command letter R (/R). To learn more about the "Understanding Icons, Command Letters, Quick Commands, and Special Markers" on page 9.
The small A is highlighted. The default font is the small font. Tap the large A button to change your preference to a larger font.
Tap the arrow under Home State to see the pick list. The Drugs list is the default. Tap Therapeutic Class to change your Home State to the Therapeutic Class list.
Tap the arrow under Default Topic to see the pick list. Indications and Usage is the Default Topic. To pick a different Default Topic, tap the topic of your choice. Your choices include:
Indications and Usage Contraindications Warnings Adverse Reactions Dosage and Administration How Supplied Manufacturer Generic Name
8. Tap the OK button to exit. To exit without changing the defaults, tap the Cancel button.
PDR2000
Command letters, please read
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Understanding Icons, Command letters, Quick Commands, and Special Markers
Icons
Several icons appear in the tion.
Tap this icon to go to the Note pad. Tap this icon to see a note you have entered.
Tap this icon in the title bar to return to your Home State. Tap this icon in a title bar to see tips.
Tap this icon in the title bar to move forward to a previously visited location.
Tap this icon in the title bar to move back to a previously visited location.
PDR2000
. Each icon has a specific func-
Command letters
There are many Command letters you can use to take you quickly to the location you want.
In lists
The following Command letters work in any list. /C Goes to the Therapeutic Class Home State.
/D Goes to the Drugs Home State. /G Displays the Graffiti alphabet screen. /H Displays Help for the current screen. /K Displays the alphabet keyboard. /R Goes to the Set Preferences screen. /T Displays the Tutorial.
In Monographs
The following Command letters work when monograph text is displayed. /B Goes to the bottom of a monograph.
/C Copies highlighted text to your clipboard. /H Displays Help for the current screen.
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