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PDR-3036
Medical Book Card
User’s Guide
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License Agreement
READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING THE MEDICAL BOOK
SYSTEM.
YOUR USE OF THE MEDICAL BOOK SYSTEM DEEMS THAT YOU ACCEPT
THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE
TERMS, YOU MAY RETURN THIS PACKAGE WITH PURCHASE RECEIPT TO
THE DEALER FROM WHICH YOU PURCHASED THE MEDICAL BOOK SYSTEM AND YOUR PURCHASE PRICE WILL BE REFUNDED. The MEDICAL
BOOK SYSTEM means the software product, hardware, and documentation found in
this package and FRANKLIN means Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc.
LIMITED USE LICENSE
All rights in the MEDICAL BOOK SYSTEM remain the property of FRANKLIN.
Through your purchase, FRANKLIN grants you a personal and nonexclusive license to
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you may not modify, adapt, disassemble, decompile, translate, create derivative works
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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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Contents
Publishers’ Note........................... 3
Key Guide..................................... 4
Installing Book Cards .................. 5
Selecting a Book .......................... 6
Changing the Settings ................. 6
Viewing a Demonstration ............ 7
Finding Drug Information ............ 7
Finding Therapeutic Classes ...... 9
Searching for Words.................. 10
Highlighting Search Words ....... 11
Expanding Y our Searches......... 12
Reading Special Markers........... 13
Using Notes................................ 14
Looking Up Words
in Other Books ........................... 15
Resetting the Medical Book
System........................................ 15
Book Card Care.......................... 16
Specifications and Patents ....... 16
FCC Notice ................................. 17
Limited Warranty (U.S. only) ..... 18
Index ...........................................19
➤
About Book Card Compatibility
IMPORT ANT This book card can be
used only with the Medical Book Sys-
™
platform and will not function in any
tem
other Franklin BOOKMAN
®
The Medical Book System platform
can use Franklin BOOKMAN book
cards as well as Medical Book System
book cards. However, Franklin BOOKMAN platforms cannot use Medical
Book System book cards.
➤
For More Information
To learn more about the Medical Book
System or other products from Franklin Electronic Publishers, call 800-6655450 or visit the Franklin Web site at
www.franklin.com.
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platform.
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Publishers’ Note
This Pocket PDR® 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 2001 Pocket
PDR®. 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
Ophthalmic Medicines® in the event of
questions.
Product information Published in Pocket
PDR® 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 Pocket PDR®
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’
originals, neither the publisher, Medical
Economics Company, Inc., nor the
producer of the unit, Franklin Electronic
Publishers, Inc., warrant that the
information is accurate, that the unit 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
Pocket PDR®. For additional information
on limitations of liability and warranty
disclaimers, consult the accompanying
Pocket PDR User’s Manual. All use of
this product is subject to the terms and
conditions of the UserLicense. Information in this Data Card is current through
the 2001 editions of PDR® and PDR for
Ophthalmic Medicines®. For later
revisions in prescribing information,
always check the latest PDR®, PDR®
Supplements, or PDR for Ophthalmic
Medicines®.
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Key Guide
Color Keys
MORE
(red) Expands a word search.
SPEC
(green) Displays the Outline location of the current text.
SEARCH
(
yellow
) Displays the word search screen.
LIST
(blue) Lets you add, find, or remove
a note.
Function Keys
BACK
Erases typed letters, or backs up to
the previous screen.
CAP
Shifts keys to type capitals or punctuation.
CARD
Exits the currently selected book.
CLEAR
Clears an entry or search and goes
to the default state.
ENTER
Enters a word, selects a menu item,
or starts the highlight in text.
HELP
Displays help messages.
MENU
Displays the main menus.
ON/OFF
Turns the platform on or off.
SPACE
At entry screens, types a space. At
menus and text, pages down.
✻
At menus, displays the title of a high-
?
lighted item. With
CAP
asterisk (✽) to stand for letters in a
word. At text, displays the current Outline location of the text.
, types an
Key Combinations*
BACK
+
✩
Goes to the top level of
a menu from a lower level.
CARD
+
✩
+
✩
Transfers a highlighted word
between installed book cards.
ENTER
At a highlighted menu item, displays the related text. At text,
highlights special markers (e.g.,
footnotes, cross-references,
tables, etc.).
+Q-P Types numbers.
✩
DN
or
or
✩
+
UP
CAP
At text, displays the next or
previous paragraph, table row,
or search match.
+
Goes to the top or bottom of
a menu or list. At text, goes to
the next or previous Outline title.
* Hold the first key while pressing the second.
➤
Understanding the Keys
The functions of the keys may vary according to which book card is installed
and selected in the platform. To learn
how to use a particular book card, read
its User’s Guide.
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Key Guide
Installing Book Cards
Direction Keys
DN
UP
Pages up or down.
Moves the cursor, text, or highlight.
Quick Keys*
Goes to Adverse Reactions topic.
A
C
Goes to Contraindications topic.
D
Goes to Dosage and Administration
topic.
Goes to Equivalents menu.
E
Goes to Generics topic.
G
Goes to How Supplied topic.
H
Goes to Indications and Usage topic.
I
Goes to Manufacturer topic.
M
Goes to How Supplied topic.
S
Goes to Therapeutics Class index.
T
Goes to W arnings topic.
W
* Y ou can use the Quick Keys only when the text of a
drug monograph is on the screen.
➤
Understanding the Quick Keys
When a drug monograph is on the screen,
you can use the quick keys to quickly
view its different parts, its equivalents, or
the Therapeutics Class index.
CAUTION Never install or remove a
book card when the platform is turned on.
If you do, information entered in any
installed book cards may be erased.
1. Turn the platform off.
2. Turn the platform over.
3. Align the book card tabs with the
notches in a card slot.
4. Press the book card until it snaps
into the slot.
➤
Removing Book Cards
CAUTION When you remove a book
card from a platform, information entered in that book card may be erased.
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Selecting a Book
Changing the Settings
If you have installed two book cards in
the platform, you can select which book
you want to read.
1. Turn the platform on.
2. Press
CARD
.
3. Use or to highlight the book
you want to use.
4. Press
ENTER
to select it.
Using the Setup menu, you can adjust the
type size, default topic, default state, shutoff
time, and screen contrast of this book.
The type size sets how large the characters appear on screen. The shutoff time
sets how long your Medical Book System
stays on if you forget to turn it off.
The default topic sets which topic will appear
first when you hold ✩ and press
ENTER
view a drug monograph. The default state sets
the screen that appears when you press
1. Press
2. Highlight
MENU
.
Set Type Size, Set De-
fault Topic, Set Default State, Set
, or
Shutoff
Set Contrast
on the
Setup menu.
3. Press
4. Use
ENTER
.
or to change the setting.
Or press
BACK
to leave the setting
unchanged.
5. Press
ENTER
to select it.
6
to
CLEAR
.
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Viewing a Demonstration
Finding Drug Information
Before you start using this book, you may
want to see a brief demonstration.
MENU
Press
and then use the arrow keys to
highlight View Demo on the Setup menu.
ENTER
Press
onstration, press
➤
Help is Always at Hand
to select it. To stop the dem-
CLEAR
.
You can view a help message at virtually any screen by pressing
exit help, press
BACK
HELP
.
To read a tutorial about this book, select Tutorial from the Setup menu.
For more information about the Pocket
PDR®, select About PDR from the
Setup menu.
➤
Follow the Arrows
The flashing arrows at the right of the
screen show which arrow keys you can
press to move through menus or view
more text.
. T o
The simplest way to find drug information is to type a brand or generic drug
name at the Drugs menu. Brand names
are capitalized on the Drugs menu, but
you do not need to type capitals.
1. Press
2. If needed, press
CLEAR
.
MENU
and high-
light the Drugs menu.
3. Type a drug name. For example,
Marinol
type
T o delete a letter, press
.
BACK
.
You can also highlight a menu item by
using or .
The slanted arrow indicates that the
menu item has a submenu.
4. When the drug is highlighted, press
ENTER
to select it.
If you entered a generic name, select
one of the brand name drugs that
contain the selected generic name.
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Finding Drug Information
If you entered a brand name, the
monograph’s topics appear.
Note: You can go directly from the
Drugs menu to the default topic of the
monograph by holding ✩ and press-
ENTER
ing
.
Finding Drug Information
CAP
hold
9. Press
➤
If You Misspell a Drug Name
and use or .
CLEAR
when finished.
When you type letters that do not
match a drug on the Drugs menu, the
spelling correction entry screen ap-
BACK
pears. You can press
repeatedly
to exit it. Or you can enter the misspelled drug name to view corrections.
5.
Highlight a topic and press
ENTER
to
view the drug monograph.
6. T o go quickly to another topic, use
the Quick Keys.
To learn more about the Quick Keys,
read the “Key Guide.”
7. Use , DN, or
SPACE
to scroll.
8. To go to the next or previous topic,
You can select W ords starting with... to
view completions, if any, or select a
correction to view its monograph.
➤
Finding Drug Equivalents and
Therapeutic Classes
When reading a drug monograph, you
can quickly find its equivalents or a list of
drugs in its therapeutic class. T o find a
drug’s equivalents, if any , press
then select a monograph. T o find a list of
drugs in its therapeutic class, press
8
E
and
T
.
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Finding Therapeutic Classes
Finding Therapeutic Classes
Every drug in the Pocket PDR® is classified by its therapeutic use.
1. Press
2. If needed, press
CLEAR
.
MENU
and high-
light the Class menu.
3. Start typing the name of a thera-
peutic class. For example, type
Motion Sickness Products
T o de-select a letter, use
You can also use
or to highlight
BACK
.
.
a class.
4. When the class is highlighted,
ENTER
press
5.
Highlight a drug and press
example, select
6. Highlight a topic and press
.
Phenergan Injection
ENTER
ENTER
. For
.
7. To go quickly to another topic, use
the Quick Keys.
T o learn more about the Quick Keys,
read the “Key Guide.”
8. Use , DN, or
SPACE
to scroll.
9. To go to the next or previous topic,
CAP
hold
10. Press
➤
Where in the Book Am I?
and use or .
CLEAR
when finished.
When you are reading the text of a
drug monograph or table, you can see
the Outline location of the current text
SPEC
by pressing
To scroll up to a higher level of the
.
Outline, use .
(green) or
To display the full title of an item,
✻
press
. This is especially useful
?
when the title ends in ellipses.
BACK
Press
to go back to the text that
you were reading. Or press
to the text of the highlighted item.
9
ENTER
?
✻
to go
.
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Searching for Words
Searching for Words
W ord searches find all the occurrences, or
matches, of a word or word phrase in this book.
You can type up to 99 characters in a
single search. But you cannot search for
short, common words such as the and is.
1. Press
SEARCH
(yellow).
2. Type your search words. For example, type
To delete a letter, use
flu
.
BACK
.
You do not need to type capitals or
punctuation to find matches.
3. Press
ENTER
to search.
This is the Outline location of the first
match of your search words.
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4. Press
ENTER
to see the match.
Your search words are boxed.
5. To go quickly to another topic, use
the Quick Keys.
To learn more about the Quick Keys,
read the “Key Guide.”
6. To see the Outline location of the
next or previous matches, if any,
✩
hold
7. Press
and press DN or UP.
MENU
to see the matches
listed on the menus.
After a word search, only matching entries are listed on the menus.
8. Use the arrow keys to highlight a
menu item and then press
ENTER
needed, select a subitem.
9. Press
SEARCH
(yellow) or
CLEAR
to
clear your search.
. If
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Searching for Words
Highlighting Search Words
➤
If You Misspell a Search Word
If you enter a misspelled search word,
a list of corrections appears.
Use to highlight a correction and
then press
➤
Searching for Parts of Words
ENTER
.
If you want to find prefixes, suffixes,
or other parts of words, type an asterisk (✽) in place of the missing letters.
✽
For example, type bacter
ENTER
press
CAP
Use
press
. To type an asterisk, hold
and press
?
to highlight a match and then
ENTER
.
and then
✻
.
You can also search for a word by highlighting it in text.
1. At the text, press
To turn of f the highlight, press
ENTER
.
BACK
2. Use the arrow keys to highlight a word.
3. Press
4. Press
ENTER
to search for it.
ENTER
again to see the first
match.
5. Hold
✩
and press DN repeatedly
to see the Outline locations of the
next matches, if any.
To see the location of previous
✩
matches, if any, hold
6. Press
MENU
to see the menu items
and use UP.
with matches.
7. Press
CLEAR
when finished.
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Expanding Y our Searches
Expanding Your Searches
You can expand a word search up to three
times to find inflected forms of words,
synonyms, and similar words.
1. Press
2. Type a word and then press
SEARCH
(yellow).
For example, enter
diabetes
ENTER
.
3. Press
MORE
(red) to expand the
search.
4. Hold ✩ and use DN to see the
Outline locations of the next
matches, if any.
To see the location of previous
matches, if any, hold
5. Press
MENU
to see the matches
✩
and use UP.
listed on the menu.
CLEAR
6. Press
when finished.
➤
Understanding Word Searches
and Expansions
When you search for a word, either by
entering it at the word search screen or
.
by highlighting it in text, headings and
subheadings (in bold type) are
searched first for exact matches. If no
exact matches are found in the headings, then the text is searched for exact
matches.
If no exact matches are found, then the
headings are searched for inexact
matches, such as inflections and synonyms. If no inexact matches are
found in the headings, then the text is
searched for them.
A word search stops as soon as
matches are found at a level described
above. Pressing
MORE
the search to the next level and finds
additional matches, if any. Note: The
number of matches found at a given
search level may be less than at the
previous level.
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(red) continues
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Reading Special Markers
Reading Special Markers
Throughout this book, you will find
cross-references (indicated by
footnotes (indicated by
(indicated by
- ), and tables
’s). Cross-references
’s),
take you directly to related material in the
book. T ables and footnotes provide additional information.
1. When you see , - , or
in the text, hold ✩ and press
ENTER
.
Notice the highlight. To undo the high-
BACK
light, press
2. Press
3. Press
ENTER
BACK
.
.
repeatedly to go back.
Note: The markers and stand for
“not available” and “no figure” and direct
you to the print product.
➤
Reading Multiple Special Markers
Sometimes more than one special
marker appears on screen at one time.
To highlight the first special marker,
hold ✩ and press
ENTER
. To highlight
subsequent cross-references, footnotes,
and tables, continue holding ✩ and
ENTER
press
again.
When you have highlighted the special
marker you want, press
it. Then press
BACK
ENTER
to read
to return to the
highlighted item.
➤ Using and Understanding Tables
In this book card, tables are displayed
as bulleted text. Row titles are in bold
type and column titles and information
are indented beneath them.
When selected, most cross-reference
markers (
) take you to a table.
Once the table is in view, you can
usually return to its cross-reference by
pressing
BACK
.
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Using Notes
Using Notes
T o Add a Note
You can add up to 10 notes to the text of
this book to quickly find the sections that
you most often use.
1. When text is on screen, press
LIST
(blue).
ENTER
2. Press
to select
3. Do one of the following:
T o accept the note title, press
•
•
T o change the note title, type your
changes and then press
Note titles can contain up to 24 characters.
•
T o cancel, hold ✩ and press
The marker is added to the text
when you add a note.
Add note
ENTER
.
ENTER
.
BACK
T o Find a Note
Once you have added notes to this book, you
can easily find them.
1. Press
2. Use
LIST
(blue).
to highlight a note title.
Your notes are listed by recency.
3. Press
ENTER
to go to that note.
T o Remove a Note
1. Find a in the text of this book.
To learn how , read “T o Find a Note” above.
2. Press
3. To see the full title of the note to
.
4.
Press
➤
Removing All Your Notes
.
You can remove all your notes at one
time by resetting the Medical Book
System. T o learn how, read “Resetting
the Medical Book System.”
WARNING Resetting the
Book System
tion that you have entered in other
installed book cards.
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LIST
(blue).
be removed, press
ENTER
to select
Or press
BACK
to exit without remov-
ing the note.
may erase other informa-
✻
.
?
Remove note...
Medical
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Looking Up Words
in Other Books
Resetting the Medical
Book System
The Medical Book System platform enables
you to look up a word from one installed
book card in the other installed book card.
This book card can send words to and receive words from other book cards. Some
book cards are not able to transfer words. T o
learn if a book card can send or receive
words, read its User’s Guide.
1. Install two book cards in the
platform.
2. Select a book to read.
3. Highlight a word in that book .
You can highlight words in menus,
lists, entries, and other text. To learn
how to highlight a word in this book,
read “Highlighting Search Words.”
4. Hold ✩ and press
5. Highlight the icon of the other
book card and then press
CARD
.
ENTER
.
The word that you highlighted appears
in the other book.
6. Press
ENTER
search for the word in the other
book.
again, if needed, to
If, due to electrostatic discharge or other
cause, the keyboard fails to respond or the
screen performs erratically, try the steps
below to reset the platform. Perform only
as many steps as required to restore normal operation.
CAUTION Resetting the platform when
book cards are installed may erase settings and information entered in those
book cards. Remove all book cards before
resetting.
1. Hold
CLEAR
and press
ON/OFF
twice.
If nothing happens, try Step 2.
2. Use the end of an opened paper clip
to gently press the reset button on
the back of the platform.
The reset button is recessed in a pin-sized
hole located near the book card slots.
CAUTION Pressing the reset button
with more than light pressure may permanently disable it.
If nothing happens, try Step 3.
3. Remove and reinstall the batteries.
T o learn how, read the Medical Book
System platform’s User’ s Guide.
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Book Card Care
Specifications and Patents
• Do not touch the metal contacts on
the book cards.
CAUTION T ouching the electrical contacts with statically charged objects, including your fingers, could erase
information entered in a book card.
• Do not put excessive pressure on
the book cards.
L
B
S
.
• Do not expose the book cards to
heat, cold, or liquids.
Model PDR-3036
• size: 5.9 x 4.2 x 0.6 cm
• weight: 0.4 oz
© 2001 Franklin Electronic Publishers,
Inc. Burlington, N.J. 08016-4907
U.S.A. All rights reserved.
© 2001 Medical Economics Company, Inc.
All rights reserved.
Physicians’ Desk Reference is a registered
trademark of Medical Economics Inc. used
herein under license.
Medical Book System and BOOKMAN
are trademarks of Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc.
U.S. Patents 4,490,811; 4,830,618;
5,113,340; 5,321,609; 5,396,606;
5,218,536; 5,627,726; 5,153,831.
Euro. Patent 0 136 379.
German Pat. Reg. No. M9409744.5.
PA TENTS PENDING.
ISBN 1-56712-617-0
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FCC Notice
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class
B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to
radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur
in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the
user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:
–Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
–Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
–Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the re-
ceiver is connected.
–Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
NOTE: This unit was tested with shielded cables on the peripheral devices. Shielded
cables must be used with the unit to insure compliance.
NOTE: The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by
unauthorized modifications to this equipment. Such modifications could void the
user’s authority to operate the equipment.
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Limited Warranty (U.S. only)
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AND LIMITED REMEDY
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THE ORIGINAL END USER THAT FOR A PERIOD OF ONE
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IN MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP. THIS LIMITED
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YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY UNDER THIS LIMITED
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PRODUCT WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE DEFECTS AROSE
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THIS REMEDY IS YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR
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CONTACTS OR ANY OTHER DAMAGE CAUSED BY
BATTERIES. NEITHER FRANKLIN NOR OUR DEALERS
OR SUPPLIERS SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO YOU
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LIMITED TO, LOSS OF REVENUE OR PROFIT, LOST OR
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STATES/COUNTRIES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION
OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL
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WAIVER OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, THEN THE
DURATION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND
CONDITIONS ARE LIMITED TO THE DURATION OF THE
EXPRESS WARRANTY GRANTED HEREIN.
(C) WARRANTY SERVICE: UPON DISCOVERING A
DEFECT, YOU MUST CALL FRANKLIN’S CUSTOMER
SERVICE DESK, 1-800-266-5626, TO REQUEST A RETURN
MERCHANDISE AUTHORIZATION (“RMA”) NUMBER,
BEFORE RETURNING THE PRODUCT (TRANSPORTATION CHARGES PREPAID) TO:
FRANKLIN ELECTRONIC PUBLISHERS, INC.
ATTN: SERVICE DEPARTMENT
ONE FRANKLIN PLAZA
BURLINGTON, NJ 08016-4907
IF YOU RETURN A FRANKLIN PRODUCT, PLEASE
INCLUDE A NOTE WITH THE RMA, YOUR NAME,
ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER, A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DEFECT AND A COPY OF YOUR SALES
RECEIPT AS PROOF OF YOUR ORIGINAL DATE OF
PURCHASE. YOU MUST ALSO WRITE THE RMA
PROMINENTLY ON THE PACKAGE IF YOU RETURN THE
PRODUCT, OTHERWISE THERE MAY BE A LENGTHY
DELAY IN THE PROCESSING OF YOUR RETURN. WE
STRONGLY RECOMMEND USING A TRACKABLE FORM
OF DELIVERY TO FRANKLIN FOR YOUR RETURN.
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Limited Warranty (outside U.S.)
Index
This product, excluding batteries, is
guaranteed by Franklin for a period of
one year from the date of purchase. It will
be repaired or replaced with an equivalent
product (at Franklin’s option) free of
charge for any defect due to faulty workmanship or materials.
Products purchased outside the United
States that are returned under warranty
should be returned to the original vendor
with proof of purchase and description of
fault. Charges will be made for all repairs
unless valid proof of purchase is provided.
This warranty explicitly excludes defects
due to misuse, accidental damage, or
wear and tear. This guarantee does not
affect the consumer’s statutory rights.
This unit may change operating modes due to Electrostatic Discharge. Normal operation of this unit can be reestablished by pressing the reset key,
removing/replacing batteries.
ON/OFF
, or by
?* key 4, 9, 11, 14
Arrow keys 5, 7
Automatic shutoff 6
Blue (LIST) key 4, 14
Book cards
installing 5
platform compatibility 2
removing 5
selecting 6
Changing
screen contrast 6
shutoff time 6
type size 6
Color keys
key guide 4
understanding 4
Default state
changing 6
defined 6
Demonstration 7
Direction keys 5
Equivalents, finding 8
FOOT marker 13
Function keys 4
Green (SPEC) key 4, 9
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Index
Help messages 7
Highlighting
footnotes 13
words 11
Key combinations 4
LIST (blue) 4, 14
Misspellings, correcting
drug names 8
search words 11
MORE (red) key 4, 12
NA marker 13
NF marker 13
NOTE marker 14
Notes
deleting 14
deleting all at once 14
finding 14
Pocket PDR™
description of 3
Quick Keys 5, 8, 9
understanding 5
Red (MORE) key 4, 12
Reset button 15
Screen contrast 6
SEARCH (yellow) key 4, 10, 12
Shutoff time 6
SPEC (green) key 4, 9
Special markers, reading 13
TABLE marker 13
Tables
understanding 13
using 13
Therapeutic classes, finding 8, 9
Tutorial 7
Type size 6
Viewing
cross-references 13
demonstration 7
help messages 7
Word searches, understanding 12
Words, highlighting 11
XREF marker 13
Yellow (SEARCH) key 4, 10, 12
FRB-28529-00
P/N 7201971 Rev. A
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Quick Reference Guide
To Use the Menus
1.
2. Highlight an entry by typing its
3. Press
4. Select subitems, if needed, by
5. Use
MENU
Press
and highlight the Drugs
menu or the Class menu.
name or pressing
ENTER
or .
.
highlighting them and pressing
ENTER
.
, DN, or
SPACE
to scroll.
T o Use Notes
1. When the text of the book is on
screen, press
2. Press
3. Press
ENTER
ENTER
note title and then press
4. To find a note in the text, press
LIST
, highlight a note title, and
then press
LIST
.
to select
Add note
or type your own
ENTER
ENTER
.
.
.
T o Search for W ords
1. Press
2. Type one or more words.
3. Press
4. Hold
5. Press
6. To expand a search, press
SEARCH
.
ENTER
.
and press DN to see
✩
the locations of matches.
ENTER
MENU
to see a match or
to see the matches listed
on the menus.
MORE
Quick Keys*
A
Goes to
Adverse Reactions
C
Goes to
Contraindications
D
Goes to
Dosage and
Administration
E
Goes to
G
Goes to
H
Goes to
I
Goes to
M
Goes to
S
Goes to
T
Goes to
W
Goes to
* Y ou can use the Quick Keys only when the text of a
drug monograph is on the screen.
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topic.
Equivalents
Generics
topic.
How Supplied
Indications and Usage
Manufacturer
How Supplied
Therapeutics Class
Warnings
topic.
topic.
menu.
topic.
topic.
topic.
topic.
Index.
topic.
.
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MBS
Medical Book System
™
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