Franklin Poccket PDR PDR-3039 User manual


PDR-3039
Medical Book Card
User’s Guide

MBS

Medical Book System™

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 subitems, if needed, by
highlighting them and pressing
ENTER
.
5. Use ,
DN
, or
SPACE
to scroll.
To Search for Words
1. Press
SEARCH
.
2. Type one or more words.
3. Press
ENTER
.
4. Hold
✩
and press
DN
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
.
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
.
Quick Reference Guide
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 Generics topic.
H
Goes to How Supplied topic.
I
Goes to Indications and Usage topic.
M
Goes to Manufacturer topic.
S
Goes to How Supplied topic.
T
Goes to Therapeutics Class Index.
W
Goes to Warnings topic.
Goes to
Drug Interactions topic.
* You can use the Quick Keys only when the
text of a drug monograph is on the screen.
S
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Contents
➤ About Book Card Compatibility
IMPORTANT This book card can be
used
only with the Medical Book Sys-
tem
™
platform and will not function in
any other Franklin BOOKMAN
®
plat-
form.
The Medical Book System platform
can use Franklin BOOKMAN book
cards as well as Medical Book Sys-
tem 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
800-266-5626 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

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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 adminis-
tration, and how supplied. Ophthalmology
drugs are included in this 2002 Pocket
PDR®. Precautionary material, informa-
tion 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. Informa-
tion in this Data Card is current through
the 2002 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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Color Keys
MORE
(red)Expands a word search.
SPEC
(green)Displays the Outline lo-
cation of the current text.
SEARCH
( yellow )Displays the word search
screen.
LIST
(blue) Lets you add, find, or re-
move a note.
Function Keys
BACK
Erases typed letters, or backs
up to the previous screen.
CAP
Shifts keys to type capitals or punc-
tuation.
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,orstarts 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
, types an
asterisk (✽) to stand for letters in a
word.At text, displays the current
Outline location of the text.
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-refer-
ences, tables, etc.).
✩
+Q-P Types numbers.
✩
+
DN
At text, displays the next or
previous paragraph, table
row, or search match.
CAP
+Goes to the top or bottom
of a menu or list. At text,
goes to the next or previ-
ous Outline title.
Key Guide
➤ Understanding the Keys
The functions of the keys may vary
according to which book card is in-
stalled and selected in the platform.
To learn how to use a particular book
card, read its User’s Guide.
or
UP
or
* 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 en-
tered in that book card may be
erased.
Key Guide
Direction Keys
Pages up or down.
Movesthecursor,text,orhighlight.
Quick Keys*
A
Goes to Adverse Reactions topic.
C
Goes to Contraindications topic.
D Goes to Dosage and Adminis-
tration
topic.
E
Goes to Equivalents menu.
G
Goes to Generics topic.
H
, Goes to How Supplied topic.
or
I
Goes to Indications and Usage
topic.
M
Goes to Manufacturer topic.
Goes to
Drug Interactions topic.
T
Goes to Therapeutics Class index.
W
Goes to Warnings topic.
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
UP
DN
S
➤ 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.
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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.
Selecting a Book Changing the Settings
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 charac-
ters 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 ap-
pear first when you hold
✩
and press
ENTER
to view a drug monograph. The de-
fault state sets the screen that appears
when you press
CLEAR
.
1. Press
MENU
.
2. Use or to highlight Setup.
3. Highlight the setting you want and
press
ENTER
.
4. Use or to change the setting.
Or press
BACK
to leave the setting
unchanged.
5. Press
ENTER
to select it.

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Before you start using this book, you may
want to see a brief demonstration.
Press
MENU
and then use the arrow keys
to highlight
View Demo on the Setup
menu.
Press
ENTER
to select it. To stop the
demonstration, press
CLEAR
.
Viewing a Demonstration
Finding Drug Information
The simplest way to find drug informa-
tion 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
CLEAR
.
2. If needed, press
MENU
and high-
light the Drugs menu.
3. Type a drug name. For example,
type
mar to highlight Marinol .
To delete a letter, press .
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
➤ Help is Always at Hand
You can view a help message at vir-
tually any screen by pressing
HELP
.
To exit help, press
BACK
.
To read a tutorial about this book, se-
lect
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.

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contain the selected generic name.
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
pressing
ENTER
.
5. Highlight a topic and press
ENTER
to
view the drug monograph.
6. To 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,
hold
CAP
and use or .
Finding Drug Information Finding Drug Information
➤ 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. To find
a drug’s equivalents, if any, press
E
and then select a monograph. To find a
list of drugs in its therapeutic class,
press
T
.
➤ If You Misspell a Drug Name
When you type letters that do not
match a drug on the
Drugs menu,
the spelling correction entry screen
appears. You can press
BACK
re-
peatedly to exit it. Or you can enter
the misspelled drug name to view
corrections.
You can select Words starting with...
to view completions, if any, or select
a correction to view its monograph.