"Written specifically for veterinary technicians, this essential resource offers detailed guidance on key topics such as managing medication inventory, dispensing veterinarian-prescribed drugs, calculating drug dosages, administering medications to animals, and educating clients about drug side effects and precautions. Up-to-date drug information is presented in a consistent, easy-to-use format that lets you quickly look up pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, clinical uses, dosage forms, and adverse side effects. Illustrated, step-by-step procedures demonstrate proper administration techniques for common drug forms." --Book Jacket.

General pharmacology -- Routes and techniques of drug administration -- Practical calculations in pharmacology -- Drugs used in nervous system disorders -- Drugs used in respiratory system disorders -- Drugs used in renal and urinary tract disorders -- Drugs used in cardiovascular system disorders -- Drugs used in gastrointestinal system disorders -- Drugs used in hormonal, endocrine, and reproductive disorders -- Drugs used in ophthalmic and optic disorders -- Drugs used in skin disorders -- Anti-infective drugs -- Anti-parasitic drugs -- Drugs used to relieve pain and inflammation -- Therapeutic nutritional, fluid, and electrolyte replacements -- Blood-modifying, antineoplastic, and immunosuppressant drugs -- Immunologic drugs -- Miscellaneous therapeutic agents -- Inventory, the veterinary technician's role -- Appendixes: Common abbreviations used in veterinary medicine; Weights and measures; Resource information; Controlled substances information summary -- Review question answers.