FormWeb Users Guide
FormWeb Tutorial
There are two tabs under the FormWeb logo.
The "Info" tab was clicked because you are looking at this message! Click each of the items to see the power of the communications tools.
The following instructions are for accessing your formulary after clicking the "Search" tab on the left.
FormWeb will allow you to look up drugs a couple of ways.
Find Drugs By Searching: Type part or all of the drug name you are searching for. (Be sure it's spelled right!) and click the button titled
"Go to Drugs".
A list of drugs matching your search phrase will appear in the right-hand side of your screen, both generic and brand names (brand names are bold). Click on the drug that matches your search.
Find AHFS-Related Drugs Quickly:
If you'd like to find more drugs that match the AHFS code/therapeutic class of your current found drug, simply click on the AHFS code link in the upper right-hand corner of the displayed drug. A list of all drugs that have the same AHFS code/therapeutic class will be displayed.
Power User: If you wish to narrow your search you may use multiple phrases separated by a space and choose a search pattern. For instance, typing in the phrase "aceta code" and choosing "Find ALL keywords" will only return drugs that contain the text strings "aceta" AND "code" in their drug name (i.e. acetaminophen w/ codeine). If you choose "Find ANY keywords", the search will return all drugs that have "aceta" OR "code" in their drug names - quite a few more than you'll need!
Find Drugs By Browsing: When you want to see all the drugs starting with a particular letter, select the letter from the popup menu and click the button labeled
"Go to List".
You will see both generic and brand names (brand names are bold) on the left-hand side of your screen. Click on the drug that matches your search.
A detailed result will be displayed.
Remember, you can find related drugs by clicking the AHFS code link in the upper right-hand corner of the drug results.
Find Drugs By AHFS Category:
When you want to see drugs in a particular AHFS Category, simply click the
"Show Categories" button. A list of AHFS codes and T-Class descriptions will appear in the left-hand side of the screen. Click the therapeutic category that best describes your search. All drugs with that AHFS code will then be displayed in the left-hand side of the screen.
Search Display:
Search results for generic drugs will display:
- brand names,
- forms and strengths,
- appropriate and timely comments,
- cost data,
- links to guidelines on your Intranet or the Internet.
- Additional links to news, bulletin boards and more!