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ntroduction to pharmacology -- Dimensional analysis -- Drug identification and classification -- Drug sources -- Drug forms -- Routes of administration -- Pharmacokinetics -- Pharmacodynamics -- Drug handling -- Medications commonly used in the surgical environment.