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DIGITAL BOOK

Electronic Publishers

For Use with the Franklin

Digital Book System

Electronic Publishers

User’s Manual

F

Mt. Holly, NJ 08060

FOLD

IC-104

HANDBOOK

OF

ADVERSE

DRUG

INTERACTIONS

R

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The Medical Letter

FCR 28004-00   C
P/N 7201670

Printed in China

Summary of Contents for IC-104

Page 1: ...ublishers For Use with the Franklin Digital Book System Electronic Publishers User s Manual F Mt Holly NJ 08060 FOLD IC 104 HANDBOOK OF ADVERSE DRUG INTERACTIONS Rx The Medical Letter FCR 28004 00 C P N 7201670 Printed in China ...

Page 2: ...ng Drug Names 9 Correcting Misspellings 11 Brands Generics and Groups 13 Finding Interactions 15 Between Many Drugs 15 For a Single Drug 17 Viewing References 19 Sending Words to Other Books 21 Digital Book System 22 Warranty 27 Product Specifications 28 Key Guide 29 Index 32 ...

Page 3: ...for every drug in the group known exceptions to the interaction are noted It is not possible to determine the frequency of most interac tions When an interaction is documented by one or two case reports rather than by clinical studies or reports in many patients the year of each report is given as some indication of frequency Omissions Drugs for which we have no documented interaction are not incl...

Page 4: ...ral hepatic enzyme activities or through alterations in hepatic blood flow by altering the binding of other drugs to plasma proteins or tissue receptors by altering the distribution of drugs to active receptor sites by delaying or enhancing excretion or by causing additive or synergistic effects Recommendations Monitoring is most important when one of the interacting drugs is stopped or started So...

Page 5: ...find drug name spellings find foods that interact with MAO inhibitors enter up to 20 drugs and see a list of the interactions between them enter a single drug and see a list of the drugs with which it interacts read descriptions and references about interactions and look up drugs and words in related digital books Read this User s Manual to learn how You can follow its numbered steps using the exa...

Page 6: ...hlighted Then press Type another drug You see a prompt name Press to show interactions Press You see the interactions if any between the drugs Press You see a description of the interaction Press You re ready to find other interactions ENTER Introduction About Illustrations The illustrations in this User s Manual are from the 1992 edition of the Handbook The information that you see on screen may ...

Page 7: ...in the other installed book may be erased 1 Turn the Digital Book System off 2 Put the Handbook in either slot on the back of the Digital Book System Align the book s tabs with the notches in the slot Make sure its metal contacts face down 3 Press 4 To adjust the screen contrast turn the wheel on the side of the Digital Book System 5 Press 6 Press or to highlight HADI ON OFF CARD ...

Page 8: ...aring the Screen and Backing Up You can always return to the initial screen by pressing When you do the drug names in your query list are also cleared You can always return to the previous display by pressing Help is Always at Hand If you re ever unsure about which key to use press to see an appropriate help mes sage To scroll down help messages press To exit them press ...

Page 9: ... m o D e m o D e m o D e m o D e m o 3 Press to start the demonstration 4 To stop the demonstration press MENU CLEAR ENTER Resuming Where You Left Off If you turn off the Digital Book System while using the Handbook you ll return to the previ ous screen when you turn the Digital Book System on All the drugs that you entered in your query list are saved too ...

Page 10: ...the main drug list Try this example 1 At the initial screen type M E T A M E T A M E T A M E T A M E T A 2 Press to enter the drug in the your query list 3 Press to clear the entry Tips for Entering Drug Names Usually you need type only the first few letters to highlight a drug name You don t need to type capitals or punctuation To type numbers hold and press the numbered keys To erase letters pre...

Page 11: ... Scroll up and down Hold or Page up and down or Go to the start or or end of the list Hold while pressing the other key or press and then the other key The second way displays a G at the bottom of the screen Follow the Arrows Blinking arrows at the top right of the screen indicate which direction keys you can press to move around the screen Look for them ...

Page 12: ...example 1 At the initial screen type P S E U D O F E D P S E U D O F E D P S E U D O F E D P S E U D O F E D P S E U D O F E D To exit the spell correction mode press repeatedly 2 Press 3 Press to highlight a drug name 4 Press to enter the drug in your query list Then press to add the related drug 5 Press to clear your entry ENTER ENTER Y ENTER BACK ...

Page 13: ...n t know in a name Or type an asterisk for a series of unknown letters For example Type CIM T DINE and press You ll see the correct spelling CIMETIDINE Type CORTI To type the asterisk hold and press Then press You ll see a list of drugs and groups starting with CORTI You can type more than one question mark or asterisk in a drug name And you can type both in one name ENTER SHIFT ENTER ...

Page 14: ...ngs In this example we ll find the brand names and drug group of penicillin G 1 At the initial screen type P E N I C I L L I N G P E N I C I L L I N G P E N I C I L L I N G P E N I C I L L I N G P E N I C I L L I N G 2 Press 3 To see the brands press repeatedly Or press plus At the bottom of the list notice that penicillin G belongs to the drug group penicillins SPEC DN SPEC ...

Page 15: ...s Generics and Groups ENTER BACK Finding MAO Inhibitor Interactions When you highlight a food on the main drug list pressing shows if it interacts with MAO inhibitors For example 1 Type AVOCADOS Then press MAO Inhibitor info is highlighted 2 Press You see a description of avocados and MAO inhibitors SPEC SPEC ENTER ...

Page 16: ...tween alcohol and acetaminophen 1 At the initial screen enter A L C O H O L A L C O H O L A L C O H O L A L C O H O L A L C O H O L 2 Enter A C E T A M I N O P H E N A C E T A M I N O P H E N A C E T A M I N O P H E N A C E T A M I N O P H E N A C E T A M I N O P H E N 3 Press Or press and select Q u e r y i n t e r a c t i o n s Q u e r y i n t e r a c t i o n s Q u e r y i n t e r a c t i o n s ...

Page 17: ...s press 5 At a highlighted interaction press This is an interaction description The pointing hand indicates a comment or recommendation 6 Press or to move down To Press View the drug names of then the interaction description View the next or previous or description if any Return to the interactions 7 Press to clear your entries ENTER DN DN SPEC BACK BACK UP CLEAR BACK ...

Page 18: ... A R I N H E P A R I N H E P A R I N H E P A R I N 2 Press 3 Press to see your query list 4 Press Or press and select O t h e r i n t e r a c t i n g i t e m s O t h e r i n t e r a c t i n g i t e m s O t h e r i n t e r a c t i n g i t e m s O t h e r i n t e r a c t i n g i t e m s O t h e r i n t e r a c t i n g i t e m s These are the interactions for heparin Finding Interactions ENTER LIST O...

Page 19: ...ress At the query list use these keys To Press Delete a highlighted drug See the interactions between all the drugs See all the interactions for a highlighted drug Go to the initial screen and save the query list Go to the initial screen and clear the query list NOTE Your query list is saved between sessions unless you reset the Digital Book System or remove its batteries ENTER LIST A CLEAR O Q D ...

Page 20: ...hat description 1 At the start of an interaction description with a hold and press Notice that the is highlighted If you re below or to the left of the hold and press If the description has other reference marks hold and press to highlight the next mark 2 Press to see the reference Viewing References ENTER ...

Page 21: ...on description press BACK UP SPEC BACK Viewing Next or Previous References Once at a reference you can see the next or previous reference if any in an interaction description by pressing plus or SPECifying Interactions Pressing or at an interaction list an interaction description or a reference displays the full names of the drugs involved in the interaction Then press to go back to previous scree...

Page 22: ...ss Highlight a drug or name in a list Highlight a word Then in a description the arrow keys Turn off highlighting in a description 2 Hold and press 3 Highlight the digital book you want to send the word to Then press To look up the word follow the instructions for that book In many cases you simply press To return to the Handbook press highlight its symbol and then press Sending Words to Other Boo...

Page 23: ...em If you install only one digital book it doesn t matter which slot you use But make sure that the digital book s metal contacts are facing down 3 Gently snap the digital book into the slot Removing Digital Books 1 Turn the Digital Book System off WARNING If you install or remove digital books while the Digital Book System is on you may erase information that you entered in them 2 Compress the di...

Page 24: ...hese steps 1 Press 2 Press 3 Hold and press 4 Using a paper clip press the recessed reset button on the back WARNING When you reset your Digital Book System information that you entered in the currently installed digital books will be erased Do not use a pen or pencil CLEAR CLEAR ON OFF ON OFF Digital Book System ...

Page 25: ...igital book repeat the steps above Sending Words Between Books Some digital books can send and receive words from other digital books Generally here s how 1 Highlight a word in a digital book Read its User s Manual to learn how 2 Hold and press 3 Highlight the other digital book symbol Then press You see its main display You may have to press again to look up the word CARD ENTER CARD ENTER Digital...

Page 26: ...al clip over it Don t bend the clip it s an electrical contact And make sure the batteries plus signs face up 4 Slide two new batteries into the other cavity Then replace the battery cover WARNING To prevent erasing information from installed digital books Always replace the batteries before they completely lose power and never remove batteries while the unit is on Never mix old and new batteries ...

Page 27: ...books Don t put excessive pressure or weight on your digital books or Digital Book System Don t expose your digital books to extreme or prolonged heat cold or other adverse conditions When you re not using your Digital Book System keep two digital books or dummy books in its slots to prevent dust build up To clean the digital books apply isopropyl alcohol with cotton swab To clean the Digital Book...

Page 28: ...RRANTY THE FOREGOING WARRANTY IS EXCLUSIVE AND IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES WRITTEN OR ORAL INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY SHALL BE FRANKLIN S OBLIGATION TO REPLACE OR REFUND AS SET FORTH ABOVE IN THIS WARRANTY Some States do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties or limit...

Page 29: ...ve help messages ROM size 4 megabits Copyrights Trademarks and Patents 1993 Franklin Electronic Publishers Inc All rights reserved This manual is copyrighted 1993 by Franklin 1993 The Medical Letter Inc All rights reserved MatchMaker is a trademark of Franklin Electronic Publishers Inc The Medical Letter is a registered trademark of the Medical Letter Inc U S Patent 4 490 811 4 830 618 5 113 340 E...

Page 30: ...fy names and related drugs Exit the Handbook Gold Key Combinations number keys Type numbers Send a word to another book Go to the start or end of a list section description or reference Go to next or previous description or reference Highlight a reference mark in a description Key Guide MORE CLEAR GAMES LIST MENU SPEC CARD CARD DN UP ...

Page 31: ...ey At the main drug list stand for an unknown letter At the main drug list stand for a series of letters Query List Keys These functions apply only in the query list Go to the initial screen Delete a highlighted drug Show interactions for a drug Show all the interactions between the drugs Key Guide UP DN SHIFT D Q A O ...

Page 32: ...ack up delete an entry or turn off the highlight in interaction descriptions Make an entry In descriptions highlight a word Show a help message Turn unit on or off Type punctuation Except at the main drug list the same as Shift keys Type a space Key Guide SPEC SPACE SHIFT ...

Page 33: ...c names 13 help messages 7 inhibitors 13 interactions between many drugs 15 for a single drug 17 references 19 Foods 9 13 14 Food groups 13 Generic names 13 Help messages 7 Highlighting drug names 21 words in descriptions references 21 Installation 6 Interactions between many drugs 15 for a single drug 17 specifying 20 MAO inhibitors 14 Menu 8 Query list 18 clearing 18 deleting a drug 18 entering ...

Page 34: ...ublishers For Use with the Franklin Digital Book System Electronic Publishers User s Manual F Mt Holly NJ 08060 FOLD IC 104 HANDBOOK OF ADVERSE DRUG INTERACTIONS Rx The Medical Letter FCR 28004 00 C P N 7201670 Printed in China ...

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