Franklin IC-106 User manual

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IC-106
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This Pocket PDR™ contains excerpts of product information
provided by drug manufacturers covering indications, contraindi-
cations, warnings, adverse reactions, dosage and administration,
and how supplied. Precautionary material, information on clinical
pharmacology, and certain other items not included. Be sure to
consult the printed edition of PDR® and its supplements in the
event of questions.
Product information published in Pocket PDR™ has been
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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
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product or dosage described. And while every effort has been
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Electronic Publishers, Inc., warrant that the information is
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PDR or PDR supplement.
Pocket PDR™. Copyright © 1993 Medical Economics Data Inc.
Copyright © 1993 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc.
Publishers’ Note

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Contents
Getting Started .............................................. 5
Install Pocket PDR™ ................................ 6
Adjust the Contrast .................................. 7
Select PDR................................................. 8
Select a Search Method ........................... 9
Select Options.......................................... 11
Using Pocket PDR™ .................................... 12
Finding Drugs .......................................... 13
Viewing Monographs............................... 16
Finding Words.......................................... 20
Finding Equivalents................................. 24
Using Bookmarks .................................... 25
Reference...................................................... 28
Digital Book System ................................ 29
Limited Warranty ..................................... 36
Specifications .......................................... 37
Key Guide ................................................. 38
Index ......................................................... 39

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Introduction
About Pocket PDR™
Pocket PDR™is a powerful new reference. With
Pocket PDR™, you can find information by. . .
• searching for drugs
• scanning text and topics in drug monographs
• searching for words in drug monographs
• finding equivalent drugs, and
• placing bookmarks in drug monographs.
Pocket PDR™contains information on nearly 1,500
brand name drugs and 1,000 generics.
How to Use This Manual
This User’s Manual shows you how to perform all
the functions of Pocket PDR™. You can follow the
instructions in sequence or refer to specific sections
and chapters.
Most of the instructions use the drug acetami-
nophen and the search words chronic anemia
as examples. You can use these words, or you can
use any other drug and search word(s) that interest
you.

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Getting Started
Read this section
if you’re using Pocket PDR™
for the first time.

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Install Pocket PDR™
You must install Pocket PDR™before using it.
1. Turn your Digital Book System off.
2. Put the Pocket PDR™in a slot on the back of
the Digital Book System.
Align Pocket PDR’s tabs with the notches in the
slot. Then snap it in place.
3. Press .
Protecting Information
Never install a digital book while your Digital
Book System is on. If you do, you may erase
information that you entered in the other
installed digital book.
ON/OFF

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After you’ve installed Pocket PDR™, you can adjust
the screen contrast at any time.
1. Turn the contrast wheel on the left side
of the Digital Book System.
2. If the screen is still blank, check the batteries.
See “Replacing the Batteries” in the Reference
section of this Manual.
Adjust the Contrast
contrast wheel
About User Tips
Throughout this manual, you’ll see gray-boxed
tips like this one. They help you get the most
from your Pocket PDR™. Look for them.

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Now select Pocket PDR™in your Digital Book
System.
1. Press .
2. Press the arrow keys to highlight PDR.
3. Press .
A two-second disclaimer appears when you turn
on the Digital Book System. To end the
disclaimer, press .
Select PDR
CARD
ENTER
CLEAR
BACK
HELP
Follow the Arrows
Blinking arrows at the bottom of the screen
show you which arrow keys you can press.
Help is Always at Hand
Press to see a help message at any
time. To exit help, press .

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Select a Search Method
Pocket PDR™provides two search methods: Drug
List searches and Text Searches. You select them
from the Search menu.
1. Press to see the Search menu.
2. Press or to highlight a method.
3. Press to select it.
If you selected Drug List, you see this display.
If you selected Text Search, you see this display.
MENU
ENTER

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Select a Search Method
Understanding Menus
Titles and items in menus appear in two ways.
Typeface Meaning
regular item can be viewed now
italics item cannot be viewed now
Setting the Default Search Display
When you first use Pocket PDR™, the default
search method is Drug List search. So
whenever you press , you see the drug
search display.
To change the default search method to Text
Search, select Set Search from the Options
menu. (See “Select Options” on the next page.)
The default search method remains in effect
until you change it.
Clearing the Screen
You can always return to the default search
display by pressing . Your current
search will be cleared in the process.
CLEAR
CLEAR

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Select Options
You can set the automatic shutoff timing, the default
search display, and the first topic in monographs from
the Options menu. Here’s how.
1. If you’re not at the menu display, press
2. Press to highlight the Options menu.
3. Press to highlight an option.
4. Press to see its settings.
5. Press or to highlight a setting.
6. Press to select a setting.
Seeing a Demonstration
To see a demonstration of Pocket PDR’s
features, highlight Self Demo on the Options
menu and press . To stop the demo,
press .
ENTER
ENTER
ENTER
CLEAR
MENU .

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Using Pocket PDR™
This section shows
how to find, read, and mark
information.

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Finding Drugs
To find information about a drug, start typing its
brand or generic name at the drug search display.
As you proceed, names starting with the letters that
you’ve typed appear on screen. Usually you have to
type only the first few letters to highlight a name. In
this example, we’ll search for acetaminophen.
1. If you’re not at the drug search display,
press and select Drug List.
2. Start typing a drug name.
To erase letters, press .
3. When the name that you want is highlighted,
press .
This is the Brands list for the name you entered.
BACK
ENTER
MENU

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Finding Drugs
4. To highlight another brand, press or .
Or type its letters.
5. Press to see its monograph.
6. Press or to read it.
For faster ways, see “Reading Monographs.”
7. To go to the next monograph on the Brands
list, press plus . Or press
and select another drug.
To see a previous one, press plus .
8. When you’re done, press .
Understanding Drug Names
In lists, drug names are in lowercase or all caps.
Typeface Meaning
lowercase a generic drug
ALL CAPS a brand name drug
DN
ENTER
DN
DN
UP
CLEAR
LIST

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Finding Drugs
SPEC
UP DN
If You Misspell a Drug
You’ll see the spelling correction mode. Finish
typing your drug. Then press .
Next, highlight a correction. Then press
twice to see its Brands list.
Viewing Lists
To. . . Press. . .
Move up or down
Page up or down
Go to the top or +
bottom of the list
SPECifying Full Drug Names
When a listed drug is followed by ellipses, you
can press to see its full name.
ENTER
ENTER

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Viewing Monographs
Drug monographs contain as many as eight topics:
Indications and Usage, Contraindications, Warnings,
Adverse Reactions, Dosage and Administration, How
Supplied, Manufacturer, and Generic Name.
You can scan and read monographs in two ways:
(1) by using the direction keys or (2) by selecting
topics from the Topics menu.
Using the Direction Keys
To. . . Press. . .
Move up or down
Page up or down
Go to the next or +
previous topic
Go to top or bottom +
of current monograph
Go to the next or +
previous monograph
Back up
UP
DN
SHIFT
UP
DN
BACK

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Selecting Topics
When viewing a monograph, you can skip to the
topic you need by selecting it from the Topics menu.
1. At a drug monograph, press .
2. Highlight a topic from the Topics menu.
3. Press to see it.
A Faster Way to Select Topics
When viewing a monograph, type the first letter
of a topic. Type I for Indications, C for Con-
traindications, etc. (You can type H or S for
How Supplied.) You’ll go directly to that topic.
Viewing Monographs
MENU
ENTER

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Understanding
Topic Abbreviations
The status line in monographs always displays
the abbreviation of the current topic.
Abbrev. Topic
IND Indications and Usage
CONT Contraindications
WARN Warnings
ADR Adverse Reactions
DOSE Dosage and Administration
SUPP How Supplied
MANU Manufacturer
GEN Generic Name
Viewing Monographs

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Setting the First Topic
The default first topic displayed in monographs
is Indications and Usage. To set other topics
first, select Set Topic from the Options menu
and highlight a topic. Then press .
Your topic setting applies only when opening a
monograph from a Drug List search. Mono-
graphs opened from Text Searches start at the
first topic containing your search word(s).
Viewing Tables
Some monographs contain tables that are wider
than the screen, like this:
To. . . Press. . .
Move right or left +
Page right or left +
Viewing Monographs
ENTER
SHIFT