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IC-163
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DIGITAL BOOK
User’s Manual
1996
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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
PURCHASEPRICEWILLBEREFUNDED.DIGITALBOOKmeans
the software product and documentation found in this package.
FRANKLINmeansFranklinElectronicPublishers,Inc.,andMedical
Economics Company means the publisher of Pocket PDR®, Medi-
cal 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 proprietary information which you agree to take
adequatestepstoprotectfromunauthorizeddisclosureoruse.This
licenseiseffectiveforaperiodofoneyearfromthedateyoureceive
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
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.
3
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.
4
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.
5
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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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