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FCR -28052-00
Printed in China
P/N 7201767
Rev. A
Page 1: ...FOLD User s Manual HANDBOOK OF ADVERSE DRUG INTERACTIONS Rx The Medical Letter DIGITAL BOOK F IC 145 Electronic Publishers For Use with the Franklin Digital Book System Electronic Publishers ...
Page 2: ...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 create derivative works of or in any way reverse engineer the DIGITAL BOOK You may not export or re export directly or indirectly the DIGITAL BOOK without compliance with appropriate ...
Page 3: ...ation 9 Selecting Drugs 10 Correcting Misspellings 12 Finding Brands Generics Groups 14 Finding Interactions 16 Between Many Drugs 16 For a Single Drug 18 Viewing References 20 Sending Words to Other Books 22 Digital Book System 23 Limited Warranty 25 Product Specifications 26 Key Guide 27 Index 30 ...
Page 4: ...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 5: ...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 6: ...s drug groups and food groups correct drug name misspellings find foods that interact with MAO inhibitors select up to 20 drugs and view a list of the interactions between them select a single drug and view a list of the drugs with which it interacts read descriptions and references about drug interactions and look up drugs and words in related digital books Read this User s Manual to learn how ...
Page 7: ...g You see a message 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 Overview of Operation About Illustrations in this Manual Some screen shots in this User s Manual may vary slightly from what you see on screen These variations do not mean that this digital book or y...
Page 8: ...be erased 1 Turn the Digital Book System off 2 Install the digital book into a slot on the back of the Digital Book System Align the tabs on the digital book with the notches in the slot Make sure its metal contacts face down 3 Press 4 Turn the wheel on the side of the Digital Book System to adjust the screen contrast 5 Press 6 Press or to highlight the HADI symbol ON OFF CARD Installing the Digit...
Page 9: ... Book System at any time When you turn the Digital Book System on again the screen that you last viewed appears Any drugs entered in your query list are saved too Clearing the Main Drug List You can always return to the main drug list by pressing Note When you do the drugs in your query list are also cleared You can return to the previous screen without clearing your query list by pressing CLEAR B...
Page 10: ...tion of what it can do 1 Press at the main drug list 2 Press to highlight Demo 3 Press to start the demonstration 4 Press to stop the demonstration Help is Always at Hand Except during the demonstration you can view a help message at any screen by pressing To read the help message press To exit it press HELP BACK MENU ...
Page 11: ...a few letters to highlight an item Try this example 1 Type META at the main drug list To erase a letter press 2 Press to select the drug and add it to the query list 3 Press to clear the query ENTER ENTER CLEAR BACK Drug Selecting Tips You do not need to type capital letters or punctuation However you can type numbers at the main drug list Note In this User s Manual drug refers to any item on the ...
Page 12: ...ll up and down Hold or Page up and down UP or DN Zoom to the top or or bottom of a list Hold while pressing the other key or press and then the other key The second method displays a G at the bottom of the screen Follow the Arrows The flashing arrows at the top right of the screen indicate which direction keys you can press to move around the screen ...
Page 13: ... automatically appears Try this 1 Type PSEUDOFED at the main drug list To exit spell correction press repeatedly 2 Press 3 Press to highlight a drug 4 Press to select the drug and add it to the query list 5 Press to add the related drug 6 Press to clear the query BACK ENTER ENTER Y ENTER ...
Page 14: ...series of unknown letters Here are two examples Type CIM T DINE and press The correct spelling CIMETIDINE appears Type CORTI To type the asterisk hold and press Then press a list of drug and group names beginning with CORTI appears Note You can type more than one question mark or asterisk in a word and you can type both in one word However you cannot type two consecutive asterisks in a word ...
Page 15: ...ames and any drug or food groups to which it belongs In this example we ll find the brand names and drug group of penicillin G 1 Type PENICILLIN G at the main drug list 2 Press 3 Press repeatedly to view the brands Or hold and press At the bottom of the list notice that penicillin G be longs to the drug group penicillins SPEC SPEC ...
Page 16: ...s Generics Groups ENTER BACK Finding MAO Inhibitor Interactions When you highlight a food name on the main drug list pressing shows if that food interacts with MAO inhibitors Try this example 1 Type AVOCADOS 2 Press MAO Inhibitor info is highlighted 3 Press A description of avocados and MAO inhibitors appears SPEC SPEC ENTER ...
Page 17: ...ch interaction Between Many Drugs You can select up to 20 drugs at time to find interac tions between them In this example we ll find the interactions between alcohol and acetaminophen 1 Select ALCOHOL from the main drug list 2 Select ACETAMINOPHEN 3 Press to view the interactions Or press and select Query interactions Finding Interactions ENTER ENTER MENU ...
Page 18: ...s at a highlighted interaction This is an interaction description The hand points to a comment or recommendation 6 Press or the DN key to move down To Press View the drug names of then the interaction description View the next or previous UP or DN description if any Return to the interactions 7 Press to clear the queries CLEAR ENTER SPEC BACK BACK BACK ...
Page 19: ...e drugs with which it interacts In this example we ll find the interactions for heparin 1 Type HEPARIN at the main drug list 2 Press 3 Press to view your query list 4 Press Or press and select Other interacting items These are the interactions for heparin Finding Interactions ENTER LIST O MENU ...
Page 20: ... your queries press Once at the query list you can use these keys To Press Delete a highlighted item View the interactions between all the items View all the interactions for a highlighted item Go to main drug list and save your queries Go to main drug list and clear your queries Note Your queries are saved between sessions unless you reset the Digital Book System or remove its batteries A O Q D C...
Page 21: ...iew its journal reference 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 refer ence marks hold and press to highlight the next reference mark 2 Press to view the reference ...
Page 22: ... BACK Viewing Next or Previous References Once at a reference you can view the next or previous reference if any in an interaction description by holding and pressing the UP or the DN key Viewing Complete Drug Names 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 screen S...
Page 23: ... drug or or item in a list Highlight a word and then in a description the arrow keys Turn off highlight in a description 2 Hold and press 3 Highlight the symbol of the digital book to which you want to send the word 4 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 Ot...
Page 24: ...r than resetting the Digital Book System If nothing happens then reset Protecting and Cleaning Do not touch the metal contacts on the back of digital books or the rubber contacts on the Digital Book Sys tem with statically charged objects Statically charged objects may erase information that you entered in the digital books Do not put excessive weight on digital books or the Digital Book System or...
Page 25: ...w batteries in the cavities with the s oriented correctly In the DBS 1 and DBS 2 the s should face up 6 Replace the battery cover Battery Precautions When you replace batteries follow these precau tions to avoid erasing information on your in stalled digital books Replace the batteries before they lose power Once batteries have been removed install new ones within two minutes Do not mix old and ne...
Page 26: ...XTENSION OF THIS EXPRESS WARRANTY THEFOREGOINGWARRANTYISEXCLUSIVEANDISINLIEUOFALLOTHEREXPRESS 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 warr...
Page 27: ...ive help messages size 2 1 4 x 1 1 4 x 1 4 weight 0 3 oz Copyrights Trademarks Patents ISBN 1992 94 Franklin Electronic Publishers Inc All rights reserved 1994 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 5 218 536 European Pa...
Page 28: ...ect No effect Shows the query list Shows brands generics groups Exits the digital book Gold Key Combinations number keys Type numbers Sends a word to another book Zooms to the start or end of a list section description or reference UP or DN Shows the next or previous description or reference Highlights a reference mark in a description ...
Page 29: ...er Key At the main drug list types a to find a letter in a word At the main drug list types a to find a series of letters in a word Query List Keys These functions apply only in the query list Shows the main drug list Deletes a highlighted item Shows interactions for an item Shows the interactions between all the items SHIFT D Q A O ...
Page 30: ...ases a letter backs up deletes an entry or turns off the highlight in interaction descrip tions Make an entry In descriptions highlight a word Shows a help message Turns unit on or off Types punctuation Except at the main drug list acts the same as Shifts keys Types a space SPEC ...
Page 31: ... letters 10 Finding brand names 14 comments recommenda tions 17 drug groups 14 foods 10 food groups 14 generic names 14 help messages 9 inhibitors 14 interactions between many drugs 16 for a single drug 18 letters in words 13 references 20 Foods 10 14 15 Food groups 14 Generic names 14 Help messages 9 Highlighting drug names 22 words in descriptions references 22 Installation 7 Interactions betwee...
Page 32: ...turning to initial screen 19 seeing interactions from 19 Recommendations 17 References 20 Resuming sessions 8 Scrolling descriptions 17 lists 11 references 21 Sending words to books 22 Spellings correcting 112 finding 13 Index ...
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