Finding drugs by class – Franklin Nursing97 Drug Handbook NDH-2062 User Manual

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Finding Drugs by Class

Using the Class menu, you can find
drugs by their therapeutic classes and
subclasses, such as gastrointestinal
tract drugs that are laxatives.

1. Press

MENU

to highlight the

Class menu.

2. Highlight a class by scrolling to

it or by typing its first few let-
ters. For example, highlight
Gastrointestinal Tract Drugs
.

3. Press

ENTER

.

4. Highlight a subclass and then

press

ENTER

to select it. For

example, select Laxatives.

Remember, you can highlight a
menu item by scrolling to it or by
typing its first few letters.

5. Select a drug. For example,

select Mineral Oil.

Finding Drugs by Class

About Combination Products

The first item listed in each subclass
is

Combination Products

. If you se-

lect

Combination Products

and

there a no combination products in
that subclass, you should press

BACK

to go back to the menu to

select another item.

6. Highlight a section and then

press

ENTER

to select it. For

example, select Action.

7. Use

, DN, or

SPACE

to scroll

down.

To learn more, see “Reading Drug
Monographs.”

8. To back up through the levels

of the Class menu, use

BACK

.

9. Press

CLEAR

when finished.

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