Franklin BOOKMAN NIM-2072 - Manual (Page 11)

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Looking up Drugs
You can find drug monographs by se-
lecting drugs from the Drugs menu.
The Drugs menu lists generic and
trade drug names, as well as Important
IV Therapy Facts and other introduc-
tory material, relevant publications, and
the appendices.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Type a drug name. For ex-
ample, type Polycillin N.
You do not need to type capitals.
To undo a typed letter, press
BACK
.
To scroll up and down, use or .
To type a number, hold ✩ and
press a numbered key.
To go to the appendixes or introduc-
tion, hold
CAP
and press or .
To go directly to the text from a high-
lighted drug, hold
✩ and press
ENTER
.
3. When the drug is high-
lighted, press
ENTER
.
Looking up Drugs
If you selected a trade name, its ge-
neric name appears.
4. Highlight a section by scroll-
ing to its title or by typing its
first few letters. For example,
highlight Usual Dose.
5. Press
ENTER
.
To learn how to read drug mono-
graphs, read “Reading Drug
Monographs.”
6. Press
CLEAR
when finished.
➤ Canadian Drug Names
On the Drugs menu, a drug name
preceded by a maple leaf icon indi-
cates a trade name available in
Canada only.