a cable is connected from the computer to the palm u2122 device in exemplary embodiments the user selects the prescription to be sent to a hotsync folder the files in the hotsync folder can then be selected for transfer to the palm u2122 device in exemplary embodiments all of the protocols being transferred to the palm u2122 device are stored in one file for example a file named patient pdb this file is then transferred to the palm u2122 device in exemplary embodiments if there is an existing patient pdb file it will be written over by the new file thus the user must transfer all of desired protocols to the palm u2122 device as the current ones will be overwritten if the user presses the patient library button 104 a patient library display 160 is displayed in exemplary embodiments such as the one shown in fig4 the patient library display 160 and functions invoked by controls such as buttons are similar to those for the drug library as with the drug library the user can import export or edit entries in the patient library the user can send a prescription to the pump or transfer prescriptions to the palm u2122 device creating a prescription allows the user to store prescription information in the drug library or the patient library this information is uploaded from the pump the user presses the create prescription button 106 from the main display window 100 a create prescription window 180 such as the one shown in fig5 is displayed the exemplary screen display shown in fig5 provides the user with an instruction window 182 which tells the user to 1 connect and turn on the pump.