Franklin IC-163 User manual

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For Use with the Franklin
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User’s Manual
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Contents
Key Guide...................................................... 4
Installing the Pocket PDR®............................. 6
Viewing a Demonstration ............................... 7
Changing Settings.......................................... 8
Finding Drug Information................................ 9
Reading Monographs..................................... 11
Finding Therapeutic Classes .......................... 12
Using the SPEC Key ...................................... 13
Finding Equivalents........................................ 14
Searching for Words ...................................... 15
Highlighting Search Words ............................. 17
Footnotes, References & Tables..................... 18
Using Notes ................................................... 19
Looking Up Words in Other Books ................. 21
Using the Digital Book System®...................... 22
Product Specifications.................................... 24
Limited Warranty............................................ 25
Index.............................................................. 26
✓About the Screen Illustrations
Some screen illustrations in this User’s Manual
may vary slightly from what you see on screen.
These variations do not mean that this digital book
or your Digital Book System is malfunctioning.

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Publishers’ Note
This Pocket PDR®contains excerpts of product information
provided by drug manufacturers covering indications and us-
age, contraindications, warnings, adverse reactions, dosage
and administration, and how supplied. Ophthalmology drugs
areincludedinthis1996PocketPDR®.Precautionarymaterial,
information on clinical pharmacology, and certain other items
arenot included. Besure to consultthe printed editionofPDR®
and its supplements in the event of questions.
Product information published in Pocket PDR®has been
preparedbythemanufacturersofthedrugs.Thefunctionofthe
publisher is solely the compilation, organization, and distribu-
tionofthisinformation.DrugslistedinPocketPDR®areavailable
onlybyprescription.Patients shouldconsultaphysicianbefore
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 the
unit, Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc., warrant that the infor-
mationisaccurate,thattheunitwillperformwithoutinterruption
or free of errors, or that the information contained therein
satisfies government regulations requiring drug product infor-
mation disclosure, nor shall they be liable for any claim arising
outoforrelatingtouse of PocketPDR®.Foradditionalinforma-
tion on limitations of liability and warranty disclaimers, consult
the License Agreement and Limited Warranty printed in this
User’sManual.Alluseofthisproductissubjecttothetermsand
conditions of the User License. Information in this Digital Book
iscurrentthroughthe1996edition of PDR®. For later revisions,
always check the latest PDR®or PDR®supplement.
Pocket PDR®. Copyright © 1996 Medical Economics Data
Production Company. Copyright © 1995 Franklin Electronic
Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved, worldwide.

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Function Keys
BACK
Backs up (e.g., erases a typed letter or
displays the previous screen).
CARD
Exits the selected digital book.
CLEAR
Clears to the default state.
ENTER
Selects a menu item, enters a text
search, or starts the highlight in text.
HELP
Displays an appropriate help message.
LIST
Displays your note list from text.
MENU
Displays the main menus.
MORE
Finds more text search matches.
ON/OFF
Turns the Digital Book System on or off.
SHIFT
Types capitals or punctuation.
SPACE
Types a space or pages down.
SPEC
Displays topics or the Drugs menu from text.
Direction Keys
Scroll or move in the indicated direction.
DN
or
UP
Page down or up.
*+ At menus, zoom to the bottom or top;
at text, go to next or previous
monograph topic or table row heading.
*+
DN
UP
At the Drugs and Class menus, display
the next item matching the letters you’ve
typed ( +
DN
only).At text, go to the
next or previous paragraph, table row
subheading, or text search match.
Key Guide
* The gold key at the bottom left of the keyboard.

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Key Guide
*
You can use the Quick Keys only when a drug
monograph is in view.
Quick Keys*
AGoes to Adverse Reactions topic.
CGoes to
Contraindications topic.
DGoes to
Dosage and Administration topic.
EGoes to
Equivalents list.
GGoes to
Generic Name topic.
HGoes to
How Supplied topic.
IGoes to
Indications and Usage topic.
MGoes to
Manufacturer topic.
SGoes to
How Supplied topic.
TGoes to
Therapeutic Class list.
WGoes to
Warnings topic.
Other Keys
?
✻
Atmenus,shows a highlighteditem;at text, showsthe
Outlinelocation;stands for oneletterin a search word.
SHIFT
+
? ✻
Type an asterisk to stand for unknown
letters in a search word.
+
BACK
Go to the top level of the Drugs or Class
menu from a lower level.
+
CARD
Send a word between installed
digital books in order to look it up.
+
ENTER
At any level of the Drugs menu, go to
text. At text, highlight the next icon ap-
pearing on the screen.
+ NPlace a note in a monograph or table.
+ Q-P On the DBS-1 or DBS-2, type numbers.

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Installing the Pocket PDR®
You must install the digital book in your Digital Book
System before you can use the Pocket PDR®.
WARNING: Never install a digital book when the Digi-
tal Book System is on. If you do, information that you
entered in any other installed digital book may be
erased.
1. Turn off the Digital Book System.
2. Install the Pocket PDR®digital book into a slot
on the back.
3. Press
ON/OFF
.
4. If needed, turn the wheel on the side of the Digi-
tal Book System to adjust the screen contrast.
If the screen is still blank, check the batteries.
5. Press
CARD
.
6. Press or to highlight the Pocket PDR®
symbol, if needed.
7. Press
ENTER
to select it.
✓Resuming Where You Left Off
Should you forget to turn off the unit while using the
Pocket PDR®, the unit will automatically shut itself
off after a few minutes. When you turn the unit on
again, the screen that you last viewed appears.

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Viewing a Demonstration
Before you start using the Pocket PDR®, you may want
to view a demonstration of what it can do.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Press
MENU
.
3. Press the arrow keys to highlight
View Demo on
the Other menu.
4. Press
ENTER
to start the demonstration.
5. Press
CLEAR
to stop the demonstration.
✓Using the Main Menus
The flashing arrows on the right side of the screen
show which arrow keys you can press to move
around in the menus or text.
A slanted arrow ( ) to the right of a menu item
indicates that submenus exist.
To see the full text of a menu item that is only par-
tially visible, highlight the item and then press
? ✻
.
✓Help is Always at Hand
You can view a help message at most screens by
pressing
HELP
. Press or the
DN
key to read the
message. Then press
BACK
to exit it.

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Changing Settings
You can change the Type Size, Default Topic, Default
State, and Shutoff Time of the Pocket PDR®.
1. Press
MENU
.
2. Highlight the Other menu.
3. Highlight
Set Type Size , Set Default Topic ,
Set Default State , or Set Shutoff .
4. Press
ENTER
to select it.
A check marks the current setting.
5. Highlight a setting.
6. Press
ENTER
to select it.
Or press
BACK
to keep the current setting.
✓Understanding the Settings
•The Default Topic is the topic that appears first
when you view a drug monograph.
•The Default State is the screen that appears when
you press
CLEAR
. If you select Text Search as the
default state, the search screen appears. If you
select
Drug Info , the Drugs menu appears.
•The Shutoff Time is how long the Digital Book
System stays on if you forget to turn it off.

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Finding Drug Information
The simplest way to find drug information 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. Type a drug name (e.g., MARAX ).
To back up a letter, press
BACK
.
3. When the drug is highlighted, press
ENTER
.
If you entered a generic name, brands containing
that drug appear. If you entered a brand name, the
monograph’s topics appear. NOTE: You can go di-
rectly from the Drugs menu to the default topic of
the monograph by holding and pressing
ENTER
.
4. Highlight a topic or brand name.
Type the item or scroll to it.
5. Press
ENTER
to view the drug monograph.
6. Press , the
DN
key, or
SPACE
to scroll down.
To learn more, see “Reading Monographs.”
7. Press
CLEAR
when done.

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Finding Drug Information
✓If You Misspell a Drug Name
When you type letters that do not match a drug on
the Drugs menu, the correction mode entry screen
appears. You can press
BACK
repeatedly 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 drug on the correc-
tions list to view its monograph.
✓What Drug Are You Reading About?
When a drug monograph or a table is in view,
you can check its Outline location by pressing
?
✻
.
Press
BACK
to go back to the text.
NOTE: When you press
? ✻
, you do not go to the
Drugs menu itself but to a snapshot of your current
location in the Drugs menu, or Outline. To go from
the text to the Drugs menu, press
SPEC
until the
menu appears.

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Once a drug monograph is in view, you can read it in a
number of ways. In particular, you can move quickly be-
tween its main sections, or topics, using the Quick Keys.
1. Go to a drug monograph (e.g., ILSONE ).
See “Finding Drug Information”for directions.
2. Press , the
DN
key, or
SPACE
to move down.
To go to the next or previous paragraph, hold
and press the
DN
or
UP
key. To go to the next or
previous topic, hold and press or .
3. Use these Quick Keys:
To Go to. . . Press. . .
Indications and Usage I
Contraindications C
Warnings W
Adverse Reactions A
Dosage and Administration D
How Supplied H or S
Manufacturer M
Generic Name G
4. Press
CLEAR
when done.
Reading Monographs
✓Setting the Default Topic
You can set which topic appears first (i.e., the de-
fault topic) when you view a monograph by select-
ing
Set Default Topic from the Other menu and then
selecting a topic.

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Finding Therapeutic Classes
Every drug in the Pocket PDR®is classified by its ther-
apeutic action. Here is how to find the drugs in a class.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Highlight the Class menu.
3. Type a therapeutic class
(e.g.,
Motion Sickness Remedies ).
4. When the class is highlighted, press
ENTER
.
5. Highlight a drug.
Type its first few letters or scroll to it.
6. Press
ENTER
to view its monograph.
7. Press
BACK
to go back to select other drugs in
the class.
8. Press
CLEAR
when done.
✓A Quick Way to Find Therapeutic Classes
When reading a drug monograph, you can quickly
view the list of drugs in its therapeutic class by
pressing T. Then select the drug you want to view.

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Using the SPEC Key
You can press
SPEC
to back up through the Drugs
menu from a drug monograph or a table.
You can also press
SPEC
to back up through the
Class menu after pressing the T key when a mono-
graph or table is in view. Try this example.
1. Highlight PROZAC on the Drugs menu.
2. Hold and press
ENTER
to view its monograph.
3. Press the T key.
These drugs are in the same therapeutic class and
subclass as Prozac. You could select a drug to view
its monograph.
4. Press
SPEC
repeatedly to back up through
the Class menu.
This is the top-level therapeutic class for Prozac .
5. Press
CLEAR
when done.

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Finding Equivalents
For any drug you select, it’s easy to find other brands
containing the same generic ingredients.
1. Go to a drug monograph (e.g., ORETON ).
See “Finding Drug Information”for directions.
2. Press
MENU
.
3. Highlight Equivalents from the Search menu.
4. Press
ENTER
.
5. Highlight an equivalent.
6. Press
ENTER
to view its monograph.
7. Press
BACK
to go back to the equivalents.
8. Press
CLEAR
when done.
✓A Quick Way to Find Equivalents
When reading the drug monograph, you can quickly
see its equivalents by pressing E. Select an equiva-
lent to display its monograph.
✓Finding Generic Names in Monographs
The last topic in a drug monograph lists the names
of the drug’s generic ingredients. Once at a mono-
graph, you can go directly to
Generic Name by
pressing G. Then you can highlight an ingredient
and search for it (see “Highlighting Search Words”).

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You can search for the occurrences, or matches, of
words appearing in drug monographs, tables, and
therapeutic classes. After searching, only drugs and
classes containing matches of your search word(s) are
listed on the Drugs and Class menus.
1. Press
MENU
.
2. Select Text Search from the Search menu.
3. Type one or more words (e.g.,
flu ).
4. Press
ENTER
to view the first Outline location.
5. Hold and press the
DN
key to view the
next Outline location of a match, if any.
To view the previous match location,
hold and press the
UP
key.
6. Press
ENTER
to view a match in text.
The matching words are boxed. If you entered more
than one search word, you may have to scroll down to
see the second matching word in the section of text.
7. Press
MENU
to view all the matches listed on the
menus, including therapeutic classes.
The numbers on the menus indicate the number of
matches, not the number of menu items.
8. Select a drug or class.
9. Press
CLEAR
to clear your search when done.
Searching for Words

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Searching for Words
✓If You Misspell a Search Word
Don’t worry. A list of corrections automatically ap-
pears after you enter the word. Highlight a correc-
tion and press
ENTER
to search for it.
✓Finding More Matches
After searching for words, you can find additional
matches by pressing
MORE
up to five times (or until
No more appears). Each time that you press
MORE
,
the previous matches are discarded and new
matches of synonyms and similar words are found.
✓Changing Your Searches
After searching for words, you can also change
your search by selecting
Change Search Query
from the Search menu.
✓Searching for Search Words
If you are not sure which form of a search word to use,
type an asterisk at the text search screen in place of
the letters that you’re not sure about (e.g.,
bacter ✻ ).
To type an asterisk, hold
SHIFT
and press
? ✻
.
Press
ENTER
to see possible completions. Then
select a word to search for its matches.
NOTE:Asterisks only work at the text search screen.
They will not work at the correction mode screen.

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Highlighting Search Words
You can also search for words by highlighting them in
drug monographs and tables.
1. Go to a drug monograph (e.g., SALFLEX ).
See “Finding Drug Information”for directions.
2. Press
ENTER
to start the highlight.
You can turn off the highlight by pressing
BACK
.
3. Press the arrow keys to highlight a word
(e.g., arthritis ).
4. Press
ENTER
to search for it.
You can expand your search by pressing
MORE
now (see “Expanding Your Searches”). Press
MENU
to view all the matches listed on the menus.
5. Press
CLEAR
when done.
✓Words Too Common to Search
Some short words such as articles (a, the, etc.) and
prepositions (to, in, etc.) occur too often to search
for, either by entering them or by highlighting.

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Footnotes, References &Tables
Throughout the text of the Pocket PDR®, you will see
icons for footnotes , cross-references , ta-
bles , and bibliographic references . Here is
how to view their text.
1. When an icon is in view, hold and press
ENTER
.
The icon is highlighted. You can highlight subse-
quent icons that are in view by holding and
pressing
ENTER
again. You can also highlight icons
by pressing
ENTER
and then the arrow keys.
2. Press
ENTER
to view the item.
3. Use the direction keys to read it.
4. Press
BACK
to go back to the highlighted icon.
✓Using and Understanding Tables
When highlighted and selected as shown above,
most cross-reference icons take you to a
table. Once the table is in view, you can usually re-
turn to its cross-reference by highlighting and se-
lecting the table icon .
Tables are formatted as bulleted lists. Row head-
ings are generally flush left and in boldface. Row
subheadings and column headings are indented
and followed by the information of a table cell.

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Using Notes
Placing Notes
You can place notes in drug monographs and tables.
The number of notes you can place depends upon
their lengths, but you can place only one note in each
paragraph of text or section of a table.
1. With a monograph or table in view, press
LIST
.
2. Press
ENTER
to select Add note .
3. Type a note of your own and press
ENTER
.
Or press
ENTER
to add the pre-entered note.
A marks the note’s placement.
Finding and Removing Notes
Once notes have been placed, you can use them as
bookmarks to quickly find information. To remove a
note, you must first find it in a monograph or table.
1. With a monograph or table in view, press
LIST
.
2. Highlight a note.
Type its first few letters or scroll to it.
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