Franklin IC-151 Manuale utente
PHYSICIANS
For Use with the Franklin
Digital Book System
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Electronic Publishers
IC-151
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Electronic Publishers
Mt. Holly, NJ 08060
DIGITAL BOOK
User’s Manual
1995
REFERENCE
DESK
PDR
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1
LicenseAgreement
READTHISLICENSEAGREEMENT BEFOREUSINGTHEDIGI-
TAL BOOK. YOUR USE OF THE DIGITAL BOOK DEEMS THAT
YOUACCEPTTHETERMSOFTHIS LICENSE. IFYOUDO NOT
AGREEWITH THESE TERMS, YOU MAY RETURN THIS PACK-
AGE WITH PURCHASE RECEIPT TO THE DEALER FROM
WHICH YOU PURCHASED THE DIGITAL BOOK AND YOUR
PURCHASE PRICE WILL BE REFUNDED. DIGITAL BOOK
means the software product and documentation found in this
package. FRANKLIN means Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc.,
and Medical Economics Company means the publisher of Pocket
PDR®, Medical Economics Data Production Company.
LIMITED USE LICENSE
All rights in the DIGITAL BOOK remain the property of Medical
EconomicsCompanyorFRANKLIN.Throughyourpurchase,Medi-
cal Economics Company or FRANKLIN grants you a personal and
nonexclusivelicenseto use theDIGITALBOOKon asingleFRAN-
KLIN Digital Book System at a time. You may not make any copies
of the DIGITAL BOOK or of the 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,createderivativeworksof, or in
anywayreverseengineertheDIGITALBOOK.Youmaynotexport
or re-export, directly or indirectly, the DIGITAL BOOK without
compliance with appropriate governmental regulations. The DIGI-
TAL BOOK contains Medical Economics Company’s or Franklin’s
confidential and propriety information which you agree to take
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thedigitalbook.Uponterminationofthislicense,youmustreturnthe
digital book to Medical Economics Company or FRANKLIN, or
destroy the same at the direction of Medical Economics Company
or FRANKLIN. This license terminates immediately without notice
from Medical Economics Company or FRANKLIN if you fail to
comply with any provision of this license.
This digital book was developed for use by medical professionals.
No other use of this digital book can substitute for consultation with
your physician.
2
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
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 (U.S. only)........................... 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.
3
Publishers’ Note
This Pocket PDR™contains excerpts of product informa-
tion provided by drug manufacturers covering indications,
contraindications, warnings, adverse reactions, dosage and
administration, and how supplied. Precautionary material,
information on clinical pharmacology, and certain other items
are 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 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 regula-
tions 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 License
Agreement and Limited Warranty printed in this User’s
Manual. 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 1995 edition of PDR. For later
revisions, always check the latest PDR or PDR supplement.
Pocket PDR™.
Copyright © 1995 Medical Economics Data Production
Company.
Copyright © 1995 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc.
All rights reserved, worldwide.
4
Key Guide
Function Keys
CARD
Exit the selected digital book.
MENU
Display the main menus.
MORE
Expand a text search to find more matches.
LIST
Display your note list from text.
SPEC
Move up through menu levels.
ON/OFF
Turn the Digital Book System on or off.
Direction Keys
Scroll, or move the cursor or highlight.
DN/UP Page down or up.
1 + At menus, go to the bottom or top.
At text, go to the next or previous
monograph topic or table row heading.
1 +DN/UP At the
Drugs
and
Class
menus, display
the next item matching the letters you’ve
typed ( +DNonly). At text, go to
the next or previous paragraph, table
row subheading, or text search match.
Other Keys
BACK
Back up (e.g., erase a typed letter or
display the previous screen).At text,
display the Outline location.
CLEAR
Clear to the Default State.
ENTER
Select a menu item, enter search
word(s), or start the highlight in text.
HELP
Display an appropriate help message.
SHIFT
Shift keys to type capitals or punctuation.
1
The gold key at the bottom left of the keyboard.
5
Key Guide
SHIFT
+
? *
Type an asterisk to stand for unknown
letters in a search word.
SPACE
Type a space or page down.
? *
At menus, display a highlighted item.
At text, display the Outline location.
Gold Key Combinations
+
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 (Outline),
go to text.At text, highlight the next icon
appearing on the screen.
+
N
Place a note in a monograph or table.
+
Q
etc. On the DBS-1 or DBS-2, type numbers.
Quick Keys2
A
Go to
Adverse Reactions
topic.
C
Go to
Contraindications
topic.
D
Go to
Dosage and Administration
topic.
E
Go to
Equivalents
list.
G
Go to
Generic Name
topic.
H
Go to
How Supplied
topic.
I
Go to
Indications
topic.
M
Go to
Manufacturer
topic.
S
Go to
How Supplied
topic.
T
Go to Therapeutic
Class
menu.
W
Go to
Warnings
topic.
2
You can use the Quick Keys only when a drug monograph
or table is in view.
6
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.
✓Resuming Where You Left Off
Should you forget to turn off the unit while using the
Pocket PDR™, the unit will automatically shut off af-
ter a few minutes. When you turn the unit on again,
the screen that you last viewed appears.
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.
7
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.
Slanted arrows to the right of menu items indicate
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.
8
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
sets the topic that appears first
when you view a drug monograph.
• The
Default State
sets 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
sets how long the Digital Book
System stays on if you forget to turn it off.
9
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
MENU
.
2. Type a drug name (e.g.,
Digibind
).
To back up, 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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