Franklin SpringboardTM Module PDR 2000, Springboard PDR 2000 User Manual
User's Manual
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Springboard™ Module
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Contents
License Agreement ...............................................2
Introduction ...........................................................3
Publisher's Note ....................................................4
Installing
PDR2000................................................
5
Setting User Preferences .....................................6
Understanding Icons, Command letters, Quick
Commands, and Special Markers ...................8
Using the Menus .................................................10
Moving Around ....................................................13
Finding Drug Information ...................................17
Using Notes .........................................................21
Using Help ...........................................................23
Specifications......................................................24
Index.....................................................................25
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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
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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.
License Agreement
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Welcome to the
PDR2000
. To run this version, you must meet the
necessary system requirements.
System Requirements
• A Springboard-compatible handheld device, such as Handspring
Visor™ running Palm OS® 3.1H or later
• A
PDR2000
Springboard Module
Please read this User's Manual to learn how to:
• Install your
PDR2000
Springboard™ Module
• Find topics
• Set preferences
• Enter notes
Introduction
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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
PDR for Palm OS™ User’s Manual.
All use of this
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.
Publisher's Note
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To install the
PDR2000
, slide the
PDR2000
Springboard Module into 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
icon.
Installing
PDR2000
PDR2000
icon
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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
PDR2000
application. 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
PDR2000
icon.
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.
You can also tap the Menu icon while viewing text and then tap
Options in the menu bar.
4. Tap Preferences.
Setting User Preferences
Options screen in
List view
Options screen in
Text view
Home State set to
the Drugs list
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You can come to this screen at any time using the Command letter R
(/R). To learn more about the
PDR2000
Command letters, please read
"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.
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Icons
Several icons appear in the
PDR2000
. Each icon has a specific func-
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.
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.
Understanding Icons, Command letters, Quick
Commands, and Special Markers
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