Franklin IC-128 User manual

PHYSICIANS
For Use with the Franklin
Digital Book System
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Electronic Publishers
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IC-128
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FCR 28031-00 B
P/N 7201782 Printed in China
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Electronic Publishers
Mt. Holly, NJ 08060
DIGITAL BOOK
User’s Manual
1994
REFERENCE
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PDR
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License Agreement
READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING THE DIGI-
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WHICH YOU PURCHASED THE DIGITAL BOOK AND YOUR
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the software product and documentation found in this package.
FRANKLIN means Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc., and Medical
Economic Data means the publisher of Pocket PDR™, Medical
Economic Data Company Production Company.
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This digital book was developed for use by medical professionals.
No other use of this digital book can substitute for consultation with
your physician.

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This Pocket PDR™ contains excerpts of product information
provided by drug manufacturers covering indications, contraindica-
tions, 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
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
Data Production Company, nor the producer of this 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 License Agreement and Limited Warranty. All use
of this product is subject to the terms and conditions of the User
License. Information in this Digital Book is current through the
1994 edition of PDR. For later revisions, always check the latest
PDR or PDR supplement.
Pocket PDR™. Copyright © 1994 Medical Economics Data
Production Company.
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
Sending Words.......................................... 28
Reference....................................................... 29
Digital Book System ................................. 30
Limited Warranty ...................................... 32
Specifications ........................................... 33
Key Guide .................................................. 34
Index .......................................................... 35

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Introduction
Pocket PDR™contains information on nearly 1,500
brand name drugs and 1,000 generics. With Pocket
PDR™, you can . . .
• search for drugs
• scan text and topics in drug monographs
• search for words in drug monographs
• find equivalent drugs, and
• place bookmarks in drug monographs.
This User’s Manual shows you how to perform all the
functions of Pocket PDR™. You can follow its instruc-
tions in sequence or refer to specific sections as a
reference.
Most of the instructions use the drug “acetami-
nophen” and the search words “chronic anemia” as
examples. You can follow these examples, or you
can use drugs and words that interest you.
✓About Screen Shots
Due to updated material, some of the screen
shots in this User’s Manual may not exactly
match what you see on screen when you follow
the numbered steps.

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

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Install Pocket PDR™
You must install Pocket PDR™to use it. Here’s how.
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
ON/OFF
.
✓Protect Your Digital Books
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 in-
stalled digital book.

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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

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1. Press
CARD
.
2. Press or to highlight the PDR symbol.
3. Press
ENTER
.
A disclaimer appears.
4. To clear the disclaimer, press
CLEAR
.
Now select Pocket PDR™in the Digital Book System.
Select PDR
✓Viewing a Demonstration
To view a demonstration of what the Pocket
PDR™ can do, highlight Self Demo on the Op-
tions menu and press
ENTER
. To stop the
demo, press
CLEAR
.

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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. Here is how.
1. Press
MENU
.
2. Press or to highlight a search method.
3. Press
ENTER
to select it.
If you selected Drug List, you see this display.
If you selected Text Search, you see this.

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Select a Search Method
✓Understanding Menus
Menu items appear in two ways.
Typeface Meaning
regular item can be viewed now
italics item cannot be viewed now
✓Setting the Search Default
When you first use Pocket PDR™, the default
search method is Drug List search. So whenev-
er you press
CLEAR
, 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
CLEAR
. Your current
search, if any, will also be cleared.

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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 is how.
✓Follow the Arrows
The flashing arrows at the bottom of the screen
show which direction keys you can press.
✓Help is at Hand
At any time, you can press
HELP
to view a
help message. To exit help, press
BACK
.
1. If the menus are not in view, press
MENU
.
2. Press to highlight the Options menu.
3. Press to highlight an option.
4. Press
ENTER
to view its settings.
5. Press or to highlight a setting.
6. Press
ENTER
to select a setting.

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

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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
MENU
and then select Drug List.
2. Start typing a drug name.
Notice that generic drugs are in lowercase and
brand names are in capital letters. To erase
letters, press
BACK
.
3. When the drug you want is highlighted,
press
ENTER
.
This is the Brands list for the drug you entered.

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Finding Drugs
4. Press or
DN
to highlight a brand.
Or you can type a brand to highlight it.
5. Press
ENTER
to view its monograph.
6. Press or
DN
to read it.
For faster ways, see “Viewing Monographs.”
7. To view the next monograph on the Brands
list, press plus
DN
.
Or press
LIST
and then select another drug. To
view a previous monograph, press plus
UP
.
8. When you’re done, press
CLEAR
.
✓SPECifying Full Drug Names
When a listed drug is followed by ellipses, you
can press
SPEC
to view its full name.

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Finding Drugs
✓Correcting Misspellings
When you misspell a drug, the correction mode
begins. Type as many letters as you can. Then
press
ENTER
.
Highlight a correction and then press
ENTER
twice to view its Brands list.
NOTE: Once in the correction mode, you can
type a ? for each letter that you don’t know or
an ✽for a series of unknown letters.
✓Viewing Lists
To. . . Press. . .
Scroll up or down or
Page up or down
UP
or
DN
Zoom to the top or + or
bottom of the list

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Viewing Monographs
Drug monographs contain up to eight topics: Indica-
tions and Usage, Contraindications, Warnings, Ad-
verse 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.
By Using the Direction Keys
To. . . Press. . .
Scroll up or down or
Page up or down
UP
or
DN
View the next or
SPACE
+ or
previous topic
Zoom to top or bottom + or
of current monograph
View the next or +
UP
or
DN
previous monograph
Back up
BACK

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

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✓ About 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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Viewing Monographs
✓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
ENTER
.
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. . .
Scroll right or left
SHIFT
+ or
Page right or left + or