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- Page 1 For Use with the Franklin Digital Book System Electronic Publishers IC-151 DIGITAL BOOK 1995 PHYSICIANS ’ DESK REFERENCE User’ s Manual...
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Page 2: License Agreement
All rights in the DIGITAL BOOK remain the property of Medical Economics Company or FRANKLIN. Through your purchase, Medi- cal Economics Company or FRANKLIN grants you a personal and nonexclusive license to use the DIGITAL BOOK on a single FRAN- KLIN Digital Book System at a time. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Key Guide ... 4 Installing the Pocket PDR 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 ... - Page 4 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...
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Page 5: Key Guide
Function Keys Exit the selected digital book. CARD Display the main menus. MENU Expand a text search to find more matches. MORE Display your note list from text. L I S T Move up through menu levels. SPEC Turn the Digital Book System on or off. ON/OFF Direction Keys Scroll, or move the cursor or highlight. - Page 6 Type an asterisk to stand for unknown SHIFT letters in a search word. Type a space or page down. SPACE At menus, display a highlighted item. At text, display the Outline location. Gold Key Combinations Go to the top level of the Drugs or Class BACK menu from a lower level.
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Page 7: Installing The Pocket Pdr
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. -
Page 8: Viewing A Demonstration
Viewing a Demonstration Before you start using the Pocket PDR 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 5. -
Page 9: Changing Settings
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. -
Page 10: Finding Drug Information
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. - Page 11 Finding Drug Information If You Misspell a Drug Name When you type letters that do not match a drug name on the Drugs menu, the correction mode ap- pears. To exit the correction mode, press peatedly until the word is erased. To view correct- ions, finish typing the word and then press You can select Words starting with.
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Page 12: Reading Monographs
Reading Monographs 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., Habitrol ). See “Finding Drug Information”... -
Page 13: Finding Therapeutic Classes
Finding Therapeutic Classes Using the Class Menu Every drug in the Pocket PDR apeutic action. Here is how to find drugs by their thera- peutic class. 1. Press MENU 2. Highlight the Class menu. 3. Type a therapeutic class (e.g., Fungal Medications, Systemic ). 4. - Page 14 Finding Therapeutic Classes Using the T Key You can also find the drugs in a therapeutic class after you have looked up a drug monograph. Try this exam- ple. 1. Highlight Prozac 2. Hold and press to view the Class menu. 3.
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Page 15: Finding Equivalents
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., Anexsia ). See “Finding Drug Information” for directions. 2. Press MENU 3. Highlight Equivalents on the Search menu. 4. -
Page 16: Searching For Words
Searching for Words 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. -
Page 17: Expanding Your Searches
If You Misspell a Search Word Don’t worry. A list of corrections automatically ap- pears after you enter the word. Simply highlight a correction and press Expanding Your Searches After searching for words, you can find additional matches by pressing No more appears). -
Page 18: Highlighting Search Words
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., Acthib ). See “Finding Drug Information” for directions. 2. Press ENTER You can turn off the highlight by pressing 3. -
Page 19: Footnotes, References & Tables
Footnotes, References & Tables Throughout the text, you will see icons for footnotes (FOOT), cross-references (XREF), tables (TABLE), and bibliographic references (BIB). Here is how to use them. 1. When an icon is in view, hold to highlight the icon. (NOTE: You can also highlight icons by pressing and then the arrow keys.) To highlight subse- ENTER... -
Page 20: Using Notes
Placing Notes You can place notes in drug monographs and tables. You can place only one note in each paragraph of text or section of a table. The number of notes you can place depends upon their lengths. 1. With a monograph or table in view, press 2. -
Page 21: Removing All Your Notes
3. Press ENTER of the note in text. You can view the note itself by holding pressing ENTER to go back to the text. BACK 4. To remove the note, press press ENTER A Quick Way to Place Notes You can quickly place a note in a drug monograph or table by holding press to place the pre-typed note or enter... -
Page 22: Looking Up Words In Other Books
Looking Up Words in Other Books You can send words between the Pocket PDR certain other digital books in order to look them up. For example, you might see a drug in The Merck Manual digital book (IC-118) that you want to learn more about in the Pocket PDR To send words between digital books, both books must be able to send or receive words. -
Page 23: Using The Digital Book System
Using the Digital Book System Resetting the Digital Book System To reset the Digital Book System, hold pressing . Or press the recessed reset button on ON/OFF the back of the Digital Book System. (Read its Basic Operating Guide for details.) WARNING: Resetting the Digital Book System may permanently erase information, such as notes, that you have entered in the installed digital books. -
Page 24: Replacing The Batteries
Using the Digital Book System Replacing the Batteries The DBS-1 and DBS-2 use four 3-volt, CR2032 lithium batteries. The DBS-2D uses four 1.5-volt, AA batteries. 1. Have new batteries ready. 2. Turn the Digital Book System off. 3. Slide the battery cover off the back. 4. -
Page 25: Product Specifications
© 1993-5 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. Mt. Holly, N.J., 08060 U.S.A. All rights reserved. © 1995 Medical Economics Data Production Company. Digital Book System is a registered trademark of Franklin. Pocket PDR is a trademark of Medical Economics Data Production Company. -
Page 26: Limited Warranty (U.s. Only)
Limited Warranty (U.S. only) FRANKLIN warrants to you that the DIGITAL BOOK will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for one year from purchase. In the case of such a defect in your DIGITAL BOOK, FRANKLIN will repair or replace it without charge on return, with purchase receipt, to the dealer from which you made your purchase or Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc., 122 Burrs Road, Mt. -
Page 27: Index
Add Note 19 Adverse Reactions topic 11 Arrows flashing 7 slanted in menus 7 Auto-resume feature 6 Batteries precautions 23 replacing 23 Change Search Query menu item 16 Changing settings 8 text searches 16 Class menu 12, 13 Contraindications topic 11 Copyrights 24 Correcting misspellings 10 Cross-references 18... - Page 28 Manufacturer topic 11 Matches (of text searches) 15, 17 Menus highlighting items 7 main Class 12, 13 Drugs 8, 9, 13 Other 7, 8 Search 14, 15 using 7 viewing 7 Misspellings, correcting 10 Monographs finding 9 finding words in 15 highlighting words in 17 reading 11 setting default topic 11...
- Page 29 highlighting words 17 searching for words 15 understanding formatting 18 Text Search 8, 15 Text searches between digital books 21 changing 16 for parts of words 16 performing 15 too common words 17 Therapeutic classes 12, 13 Trademarks 24 FCR-28069-00 P/N 7201764 Index View Demo 7...
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