Franklin PDR-3046 User Manual

PDR-3046

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User’s Guide

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Medical Book Card

Quick Reference Guide

To Use the Menus

1. Press and highlight the Drugs menu or the Class menu.

2. Highlight an entry by typing its name or pressing or .

3. Press .

4. Select subitems, if needed, by highlighting them and pressing .

5. Use , , or to scroll.

SPACEDNENTER

ENTER

To Use Notes

1. When the text of the book is on screen, press .

2. Press to select Add note.

3. Press or type your own note title and then press .

4. To find a note in the text, press

, highlight a note title, and

then press .

ENTER

LIST

ENTER

LIST

To Search for Words

1. Press .

2. Type one or more words.

3. Press .

4. Hold and press to see the locations of matches.

5. Press to see a match or

to see the matches listed on

the menus.

6. To expand a search, press .

ENTER

✩

ENTER

Quick Keys*

A Goes to Adverse Reactions topic. C Goes to C

ontraindications topic.

D Goes to Dosage and Administration topic. E Goes to Equivalents menu. G Goes to Generics topic. H or S Goes to How Supplied topic. I

Goes to I

ndications and Usage topic.

M Goes to Manufacturer topic. N Goes to Pregnancy and Nursing. P Goes to Pharmacologic Category. X Goes to Drug Interactions topic. T Goes to Therapeutics Class index. W Goes to Warnings topic.

* You can use the Quick Keys only when the text of a drug monograph is on the screen.

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License Agreement

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About Book Card Compatibility

IMPORTANT This book card can be

used only with the Medical Book System™platform and will not function in any other Franklin BOOKMAN®platform.

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.

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For More Information

To learn more about the Medical Book System or other products from Franklin Electronic Publishers, call 800-266-5626 or visit the Franklin Web site at www.franklin.com.

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 Your Searches..........12

Using Notes..................................13

Looking Up Words

in Other Books ............................14

Resetting the Medical Book

System..........................................14

Book Card Care ..........................15

Specifications and Patents ........15

FCC Notice ..................................16

Limited Warranty (U.S. only)......16

Index ............................................17

Publishers’ Note

Entries in this Pocket PDR®are drawn from FDA-approved product labeling as published in Physicians’ Desk Reference

or supplied by the manufacturer. The entries have been compiled by a staff of experienced pharmacists under the guidance of PDR’s distinguished Board of Advisors. Every effort has been made to assure the accuracy of each entry, but it is essential to bear in mind that the information presented here is merely a synopsis of key points in the official labeling, and that the complete labeling contains additional precautionary information that may be of significance in a particular case. Similarly, please remember that only common and dangerous adverse reactions and interactions are included here, and that numerous less prevalent adverse effects may be reported in the underlying labeling. If an entry leaves any question unanswered, be sure to seek additional information from Physicians’

Desk Reference, PDR

Supplements, PDR

for Ophthalmic Medicines

™

or the manufac-

turer. Physicians’ Desk Reference assumes no

obligation to obtain and include any information in these entries other than that provided to it by the manufacturer. Neither the

publisher, Medical Economics Company, Inc, nor the producer of this unit, Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc., warrant, guarantee, or advocate the use of any product described herein, nor do they warrant that the information is accurate or that the unit will perform without interruption or free of errors. The publisher and producer do not assume, and expressly disclaim, any liability for error or omissions in the information contained herein and for misuse of any of the products listed, 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 User License. Information in this Data Card is current through the 2003 editions of PDR and PDR for Ophthalmic Medicines. For later revisions in prescribing information, always check PDR Supplements or the latest printed editions. Most drugs listed in Pocket PDR are available only by prescription. Patients should consult a physician before using such medications.

Color Keys

(red) Expands a word search. (green) Displays the Outline loca-

tion of the current text. (yellow) Displays the word search screen. (blue) Lets you add, find, or remove a note.

Function Keys

Erases typed letters, or backs up to the previous screen. Shifts keys to type capitals or punctuation. Exits the currently selected book.

Clears an entry or search and goes to the default state. Enters a word, selects a menu item, or starts the highlight in text. Displays help messages.

Displays the main menus. Turns the platform on or off. At entry screens, types a space. At

menus and text, pages down. At menus, displays the title of a highlighted item. With , types an asterisk (*) to stand for letters in a word. At text, displays the current Outline location of the text.

CAP

✻

SPACE

ON/OFF

HELP

ENTER

CLEAR

CARD

CAP

BACK

LIST

SPEC

Key Combinations*

+ Goes to the top level of

a menu from a lower level.

+ Transfers a highlighted

word between installed book cards.

+ 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. +

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.

CAP

✩

ENTER✩CARD✩BACK

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Key Guide

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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.

* Hold the first key while pressing the second.

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Removing Book Cards

CAUTION When you remove a book

card from a platform, information entered in that book card may be erased.

Key Guide

Direction Keys

Pages up or down. Moves the cursor, text, or highlight.

Quick Keys*

Goes to A

dverse Reactions topic.

Goes to C

ontraindications topic.

Goes to D

osage and Administration

topic. Goes to E

quivalents menu.

Goes to G

enerics topic.

Goes to H

ow Supplied topic.

Goes to Indications and Usage topic. Goes to Manufacturer topic.

Goes to Pregnancy and N

ursing.

Goes to P

harmacologic Category. Goes to Drug Interactions topic. Goes to T

herapeutics Class index. Goes to W

arnings topic.

MIH

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.

Installing Book Cards

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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.

* You can use the Quick Keys only when the text of a

drug monograph is on the screen.

+ 14 hidden pages

Franklin PDR-3046 User Manual

License Agreement

Contents

Publishers’ Note

Key Guide

Installing Book Cards