User manual FRANKLIN IC-104

[. . . ] For Use with the Franklin Electronic Publishers IC-104 Digital Book System DIGITAL BOOK The Medical Letter Rx F HANDBOOK OF ADVERSE DRUG INTERACTIONS User's Manual Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Seeing a Demonstration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Entering 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] To type the asterisk, hold SHIFT and 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. 12 Brands, Generics, and Groups By highlighting a drug name on the main drug list and pressing SPEC , 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 C I L L I N G G. To see the brands, press Or press plus DN . repeatedly. At the bottom of the list, notice that penicillin G belongs to the drug group, penicillins. 13 Brands, Generics, and Groups 4. Press ENTER to see the drugs in the group. 5. To return to the main drug list, press twice. Finding MAO Inhibitor Interactions When you highlight a food on the main drug list, pressing SPEC shows if it interacts with MAO inhibitors. is highlighted. MAO Inhibitor info 2. You see a description of avocados and MAO inhibitors. 14 Finding Interactions You can see adverse interactions by entering drug names at the main drug list and pressing ENTER 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 interactions between them. In this example, we'll find the interactions between alcohol and acetaminophen. 1. At the initial screen, enter A L C O H O L L. Enter A C E T A M I N O P H E N N. 3. Query interactions 15 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 BACK . 5. At a highlighted interaction, press ENTER . This is an interaction description. The pointing hand indicates a comment or recommendation. 6. . SPEC View the drug names of the interaction description View the next or previous description, if any Return to the interactions then or BACK + DN UP BACK 7. Press CLEAR to clear your entries. 16 Finding Interactions 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. N. [. . . ] This warranty gives you specific rights; you may also have additional rights which vary from State to State. This warranty shall not be applicable to the extent that enforcement of any provision may be prohibited by applicable law. FRANKLIN SHALL IN NO EVENT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR TO ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY OTHER INDIRECT LOSS OR DAMAGE, ARISING OUT OF YOUR PURCHASE, THE MANUFACTURE OR SALE OF THE DIGITAL BOOK, THIS LICENSE, OR ANY OBLIGATION RESULTING THEREFROM OR THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE DIGITAL BOOK UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, WHETHER BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION OR PROCEEDING, WHICH DAMAGES SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, LOST PROFITS, DAMAGES TO PROPERTY, OR PERSONAL INJURY (BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW). FRANKLIN'S ENTIRE LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM OR LOSS, DAMAGE, OR EXPENSE FROM ANY SUCH CAUSE SHALL IN NO EVENT EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE DIGITAL BOOK. [. . . ]