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- Page 1 For Use with the Franklin Digital Book System Electronic Publishers IC-167 DIGITAL BOOK ® 1997 PHYSICIANS ’ DESK REFERENCE User’ s Manual...
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Page 2: License Agreement
, Medi- cal Economics Company, Inc. LIMITED USE LICENSE All rights in the DIGITAL BOOK remain the property of FRANKLIN or Medical Economics Company. Through your purchase, Medical 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 Using the SPEC Key ... 13 Finding Equivalents ... 14 Searching for Words ... - Page 4 Medical Economics Company, Inc., 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
Backs up (e.g., erases a typed character, dis- BACK plays the previous screen, or stops a highlight). Exits the digital book you are reading. CARD Clears to the default state. CLEAR Selects a menu item, enters a text ENTER search, or starts the highlight in text. Displays a contextual help message. -
Page 6: Other Keys
Goes to Adverse Reactions topic. Goes to Contraindications topic. Goes to Dosage and Administration topic. Goes to Equivalents list. Goes to Generic Name topic. Goes to How Supplied topic. Goes to Indications and Usage topic. Goes to Manufacturer topic. Goes to How Supplied topic. Goes to Therapeutic Class list. -
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 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 if needed. 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 CLEAR 2. - Page 11 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 Or you can enter the misspelled drug name to view corrections.
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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., ILOSONE ). See “Finding Drug Information”... -
Page 13: Finding Therapeutic Classes
Finding Therapeutic Classes Every drug in the Pocket PDR apeutic class. 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 PRODUCTS ). 4. When the class is highlighted, press 5. -
Page 14: Using The Spec Key
Using the SPEC Key You can press menu from a drug monograph or a table. You can also press Class menu after pressing the T key when a mono- graph or table is in view. Try this example. 1. Highlight NAPRELAN on the Drugs menu. 2. -
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., ROXANOL ). See “Finding Drug Information” for directions. 2. Press MENU 3. Highlight Equivalents from the Search menu. 4. -
Page 16: Searching For Words
Searching for Words You can search for the occurrences, or matches, of up to six 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: Changing Your Searches
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 Finding More Matches 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., SALFLEX ). 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 of the Pocket PDR icons for footnotes bles , and bibliographic references how to view their text. 1. When an icon is in view, hold The icon is highlighted. You can highlight subse- quent icons that are in view by holding pressing ENTER... -
Page 20: 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 2. -
Page 21: Removing All Your Notes
3. Press ENTER To view the content of the note, first hold press and then press ENTER BACK 4. To remove the note, press press ENTER A Quick Way to Place Notes Rather than using note in a monograph or table by first holding and pressing N. -
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 that you want to learn more about in the ®... -
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
Product Specifications ® IC-167: 1997 Physicians’ Desk Reference • Size: 2-1/4” x 1-1/4” x 1/4” • Weight: 0.3 oz. Customer Service If you have a problem with this digital book, refer to the limited warranty information. If you purchased this digi- tal book outside the United States, contact the place of purchase to obtain warranty or repair information. -
Page 26: Limited Warranty
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.,... -
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 Contraindications topic 11 Copyrights 24 Correcting misspellings 10 Cross-references 18 Customer service 24 Default topic... - Page 28 Indications and Usage topic 11 Key Guide 4, 5 Manufacturer topic 11 Matches (of text searches) 15, 17 Menus highlighting items 7 main menus Class 12 Drugs 8, 9 Other 7, 8 Search 14, 15 using 7 viewing 7 Misspellings, correcting 10 Monographs finding 9 finding words in 15...
- Page 29 Tables finding 18 highlighting words in 17 searching for words in 15 understanding formatting of 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 Trademarks 24 View Demo 7 Viewing...
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