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Using the Drug-Drug/Food Interactions Menu
You can select a single drug and quickly
find the listed drugs and foods with which
it interacts.
➤
Understanding an Interaction Entry
Each entry has an Interaction summary
followed by a list of generics and foods
with which the selected drug interacts.
Each generic entry has the Potential Inter-
action with the selected drug followed by
a list of brand names that contain the ge-
neric drug.
Note: When you select a food you will
get a list of brand name drugs with which
it interacts.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Type a drug name. For example,
type
Furosemide
.
Note: when you select a generic name,
you will be asked to select a brand
name.
3. When the drug is highlighted,
press
MORE
(red) or
ENTER
.
To add the drug to your Regimen list,
press
SPEC
(green).
4. Press
ENTER
to view the Interaction
summary, or type the name of the
drug you want, for example, type
diazoxide
. Press
ENTER
to select it.