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➤
If You Misspell a Drug Name
When you type letters that do not match a
drug on the Index menu, the spelling correc-
tion entry screen appears. You can press
BACK
repeatedly to exit it. Or you can enter
the misspelled drug name to view corrections.
You can select Words starting with... to view
completions, if any, or select a correction to
view its monograph.
➤
Where in the Book Am I?
When you are reading the text of a drug
monograph or table, you can see the Outline
location of the current text by pressing
SPEC
(green) or
?
✻
.
To scroll up to a higher level of the Outline,
use
.
To display the full title of an item, press
?
✻
.
This is especially useful when the title ends in
ellipses.
Press
BACK
to go back to the text that you
were reading. Or press
ENTER
to go to the text
of the highlighted item.
Finding AHFS Numbers
The Handbook on Injectable Drugs also contains
American Hospital Formulary Service Classifica-
tion System numbers.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. If needed, press
MENU
and highlight
the Drugs menu.
3. Type a drug name. For example, type
CEFTAZIDIME
.
To de-select a letter, press
BACK
.
You can also highlight a menu item by using
or
. The slanted arrow indicates that
the menu item has a submenu. Investigational
drugs are marked with a . Drugs available
outside the U.S. are marked with a .
4. When the drug is highlighted, press
ENTER
.
If you entered a brand name, you will go to
the matching generic drug submenu.
5. Hold down
CAP
and press
to high-
light
AHFS Number
.
6. Press
ENTER
to view the number.
7. Press
CLEAR
when finished.
Finding Drug Compatibility and
Stability
