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Franklin IC-104 User Manual
Summary of IC-104
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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 x the medical letter fcr 28004-00 c p/n 7201670 printed in china.
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1 contents introduction ....................................................... 2 getting started .................................................. 6 seeing a demonstration ................................... 8 entering drug names ....................................... 9 correcting misspellings .....
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2 this handbook offers a quick guide to possible adverse effects of drug interactions, with brief recommendations for precaution- ary measures. References are given to original reports that provide more complete discussions of each interaction. This book— lists adverse drug interactions, their mecha...
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3 antihypertensive agents or two central-nervous-system depressants, are generally not included. Effects expected from the mechanism of a drug’s action, such as that of potassium on digitalis glycosides or calcium on calcium-entry blockers, and useful antagonist effects, such as that between a poiso...
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4 introduction what the handbook can do the medical letter ® handbook of adverse drug interactions digital book is a powerful reference. Using the handbook , you can. . . • find brand name drugs, generic drugs, drug groups, and food groups, • correct and find drug name spellings, • find foods that i...
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5 enter enter enter enter clear how the handbook works the handbook is easy to use. Here are the basics: highlight the hadi symbol. Then press . At the main drug list, as you type, the drug type a drug name. Name is highlighted. Then press . Type another drug you see a prompt name. Press . To “show ...
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6 getting started if you’re using the handbook for the first time, read this section. Warning: if you install the handbook with the digital book system on, information that you entered in the other installed book may be erased. 1. Turn the digital book system off. 2. Put the handbook in either slot ...
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7 7. Press . This is the handbook’s initial screen, the top of the main drug list. Here you enter drug names to find interactions. Getting started enter clear back help back clearing the screen and backing up you can always return to the initial screen by pressing . When you do, the drug names in yo...
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8 seeing a demonstration before you start using the handbook , you may want to see a brief demonstration. 1. At the initial screen, press . 2. Press to highlight d e 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 resu...
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9 entering drug names you enter drug names by typing them at the main drug list. The main drug list contains brand and generic names, foods, and drug and food groups. In this user’s manual, “drug name” refers to any name on the main drug list. Try this example. 1. At the initial screen, type m e t a...
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10 entering drug names up dn moving up and down lists you can use these keys to move up and down the main drug list, the query list, and other lists: to. . . Press. . . 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 pr...
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11 correcting misspellings when you type letters that don’t match any drug name on the main drug list, you activate the spell-correction mode. Try this 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 spel...
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12 correcting misspellings finding spellings with ? And ✽ you can find spellings even when you don’t know all the letters in the names. Simply type a question mark for each letter that you don’t know in a name. Or type an asterisk for a series of unknown letters. For example. . . • type cim?T?Dine a...
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13 brands, generics, and groups by highlighting a drug name on the main drug list and pressing , you can see its generic or brand names 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. At the initial screen, type p e n i ...
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14 4. Press to see the drugs in the group. 5. Press to scroll down. 6. To return to the main drug list, press twice. Brands, 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 exa...
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15 you can see adverse interactions by entering drug names at the main drug list and pressing at *show interactions* . Then you can read a description of each interaction. Between many drugs you can enter up to 20 drugs at time to find interac- tions between them. In this example, we’ll find the int...
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16 finding interactions 4. If there is more than one interaction, press to highlight an interaction. To return to the main drug list (for example, if there are no interactions), press . 5. At a highlighted interaction, press . This is an interaction description. The pointing hand indicates a comment...
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17 for a single drug you can enter a single drug and quickly see the drugs with which it interacts. In this example, we’ll find the interactions for heparin. 1. At the initial screen, type h e p 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 h e p a r i n . 2. Press . 3. Press to see your query l...
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18 5. Press to highlight an interaction. 6. Press to see its description. Finding interactions using your query list whenever you enter a drug name, it’s saved in your query list. To see your query list, press . At the query list, use these keys: to. . . Press. . . Delete a highlighted drug see the ...
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19 whenever you see a reference mark — ✝ — in an interaction description, you can view a journal reference for that 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 t...
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20 viewing references dn 3. To scroll down, hold . 4. To see the next reference, if any, hold and press . If there are more references, repeat step 4. To see previous ones, hold and press . 5. To go back to the interaction description, press . Back up ? * spec back viewing next or previous reference...
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21 you can send drug names and other words from the handbook to other installed digital books. For example, you could look up a drug name from the handbook in the washington manual . Follow these steps. 1. Highlight a word in the handbook. To. . . Press. . . Highlight a drug or name in a list highli...
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22 installing digital books note: your digital book system will operate only when one or two digital books are installed. 1. Turn the digital book system off. 2. Align the digital book’s tabs with the notches in either book slot on the back of the digital book system. If you install only one digital...
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23 resetting the digital book system if the keyboard fails to respond or the screen performs erratically, follow these 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...
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24 switching between digital books 1. With two digital books installed, press . You see the digital book symbols. 2. Highlight a symbol by pressing or . Then press . You switch to the other digital book. To return to the first digital book, repeat the steps above. Sending words between books some di...
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25 replacing the batteries your unit uses cr2032 lithium batteries. Before replacing them, have four new batteries ready. 1. Turn your digital book system off. 2. Remove the battery cover on the back. Then remove all batteries. 3. Promptly slide two new batteries into the battery cavity with the met...
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26 digital book system protecting your digital book system • don't touch the metal contacts on the back of your digital books or the rubber contacts in the book slots of the digital book system. Warning touching the contacts with statically charged objects, including your fingers, could erase inform...
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27 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 mad...
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28 model ic-104 • data: more than 1,150 interactions; 2,600 refer- ences; 2,400 brand names; 800 drug, food, and group names; and 31 mao inhibitor/food reactions. • alpha-numeric searching • a user query list holding up to 20 drug names • spelling correction • self-demonstration. • context-sensitive...
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29 function keys clear the query list and go to the initial screen. Show the menu. Doesn’t apply. Doesn’t apply. Show the query list. Specify 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...
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30 direction keys move the highlight. Scroll through lists and text, or move the highlight. Page up or down. Matchmaker ™ key 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 t...
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31 back z a enter ; : , - ? * on/off help other keys type letters. Erase a letter, back 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 li...
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32 index arrows 10 backing up 7 brand names 13 clearing to initial screen 7 your query list 18 comments 16 deleting drugs from query list 18 entries 9 demonstration 8 drug groups 13 drug names brand and generic 13 correcting spellings 11 displaying full names 16 entering 9 finding 13 finding spellin...
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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 x the medical letter fcr 28004-00 c p/n 7201670 printed in china.