Copying package insert text into your laboratory's Operating Procedures
Importing our package insert information into your operating procedures may be easier than you think. All you need is the full Adobe Acrobat Professional software package. Unlike Acrobat Reader which is normally a free software download, the full package of Acrobat has many more advanced capabilities besides just reading PDFs. With the full Acrobat Professional package, you can also edit and resave PDFs as well as copy and paste sections into other documents such as Microsoft Word.
To ensure you have the full Acrobat Professional as opposed to just Acrobat Reader, please contact your facility's Information Technology department or download directly from Adobe.com.
Click here to read Adobe's instructions on editing PDF documents.
Even with Acrobat Reader, you can still copy and paste sections of a package insert into another document. Please locate the "Select" tool from the toolbar and then highlight the text you want to copy.
Click here for Adobe's instructions on saving to Microsoft Word. Note that in order to retain graphical layout - you will need version 8. Earlier versions may cause shifting of tables and graphics.
Abbott Laboratories hereby grants to each customer utilizing its diagnostic reagents a nonexclusive limited right to copy the text and graphics contained in the diagnostic reagent package inserts set forth on this site ("Content") for the sole purpose of incorporating such Content into the customer's laboratory operating procedures. This limited license does not permit any modification of any portions of the Content and any violation of this restriction will result in the automatic termination of the limited right granted above. The Content is provided "as is" and is not to be used or relied upon when performing assays. When performing assays, always refer to the package insert accompanying the Abbott diagnostic reagent product. Abbott Laboratories shall not be liable for damages of any kind (including, without limitation, incidental and consequential damages, personal injury/wrongful death, lost profits and damages resulting from lost data or business interruption) caused by the intentional or negligent use or misuse of the Content. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Abbott Laboratories and its licensors, disclaim all warranties, either express or implied, statutory or otherwise, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, non-infringement of third-party rights and fitness for a particular purpose.
