(formerly VETT-1700) This course provides veterinary technician students with instruction in the study of drugs and medical substances of veterinary importance. Topics discussed and emphasized include basics of general pharmacology, routes and techniques of drug administration, governmental drug agencies, systems of measurement and conversion, mathematics affecting dosage, formulation of drugs, and multimodal pain management. Also covered are the characteristics, classification, usage, handling, storage, and recordkeeping requirements of drugs used in veterinary medicine. (4 billable contact hrs)