Franklin PDR-3050 User Manual

PDR-3050

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User’s Guide

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Medical Book Card

Quick Reference Guide

To Use the Menus

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

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

3. Press ENTER.

4. Select items from the submenus, if needed, by highlighting them and pressing ENTER.

5. Use , , or SPACE to scroll.

To Use Notes

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

2. Press ENTER to select Add note.

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

4. To find a note in the text, press LIST, highlight a note title, and then press ENTER.

To Search for Words

1. Press SEARCH.

2. Type one or more words.

3. Press ENTER.

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

5. Press ENTER to see a match or MENU to see the matches listed on the menus.

6. To expand a search, press MORE.

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Quick Keys*

A Goes to Adverse Reactions topic. C Goes to Contraindications topic. D Goes to Dosage and Administration topic. E Goes to Equivalents menu. G Goes to Generic Name topic. H or S Goes to How Suppliedtopic. I

Goes to Indications and Usage topic.

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

Contents

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About Book Card Compatibility

IMPORTANT: This book card is

compatible with the Medical Book System™platform, and with the 1450 and 1870 BOOKMAN®platforms only. This book card 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, except for this book card, 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.

License Agreement....................1

Publishers’ Note ........................3

Key Guide...................................4

Installing Book Cards................6

Selecting a Book........................6

Changing the Settings ..............7

Viewing a Demonstration..........7

Finding Drug Information .........8

Finding Therapeutic Classes....9

Searching for Words.................10

Highlighting Search Words ......12

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

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

Looking Up Words

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

Resetting the Medical Book

System........................................15

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

Specifications and Patents .......16

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

Limited Warranty (U.S. only) ....17

Index ...........................................18

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

manufacturer. 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, Thomson Healthcare 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 this User's Guide. All use of this product is subject to the terms and conditions of the License Agreement. Information in this book card is current through the 2004 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.

Function Key Combinations*

+ Goes to the top level of a

menu from a submenu.

+ 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.

Direction Keys

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

highlight.

Direction Key Combinations*

+ At text, displays the next

paragraph, table row, or search match.

+ At text, displays the previous

paragraph, table row, or search match.

✩DN✩

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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 highlighted item. With CAP, types an asterisk (✽) to stand for letters in a word. At text, displays the current Outline location of the text.

Key Guide

* Hold the first key while pressing the second.

BACK

CARD

ENTER

(NEXT)

(PREV)

Key Guide

CAP + Goes to the top of a menu

or list. At text, goes to the previous Outline title.

CAP + Goes to the bottom of a

menu or list. At text, goes to the next Outline title.

Quick Keys*

A Goes to A

dverse Reactions

topic.

C Goes to C

ontraindications topic.

D Goes to D

osage and

Administration topic.

E Goes to E

quivalents menu.

G Goes to G

eneric Name topic.

H or S Goes to H

ow Supplied topic.

Goes to Indications and Usage topic.

M Goes to Manufacturer topic. N Goes to Pregnancy and

ursing topic.

P Goes to P

harmacologic Class

topic.

X Goes to Drug Interactions topic. T Goes to T

herapeutics Class

index.

W Goes to W

arnings topic.

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Understanding the Keys

This User’s Guide describes the function of keys using this book card in the Medical Book System

™

. When this book card is used in the 1450 and 1870 BOOKMAN®platforms, some functions are perfomed using keys different from those indicated in this User’s Guide. For example, use FN in places where you are instructed to use . Read the User’s Guide and Tutorial for your platform to see the proper keys required to perform a NEXT or PREV or other direction key combinations.

In addition, 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.

Note: Keys referred to as “color” keys in this User’s Guide are referred to as “touch” keys in the 1450 BOOKMAN platforms and “function” keys in the 1870 BOOKMAN platforms.

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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.

✩

(HOME)

(END)

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

a drug monograph is on the screen.

+ 14 hidden pages