Veterinary Pharmacology I focuses on drugs used in veterinary practice. General principles of drug action are covered including pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, and species-specific differences in these processes. Regulatory issues concerning the use of drugs in veterinary medicine, prescriptions, and compounding are also discussed. Specifics of drugs affecting the autonomic nervous, cardiovascular, and endocrine systems are extensively covered. This course is a prerequisite for PHARG 1662, Veterinary Pharmacology II and Clinical Anesthesiology. Veterinary Pharmacology II and Clinical Anesthesiology focus on drugs used in veterinary practice. drugs for managing gastrointestinal and neoplastic diseases are discussed. Drugs for treating bacterial, endoparasitic, ectoparasitic, and protozoal infections are also covered. Veterinary anesthesia including drugs used for pain management, sedation, and anesthesia is a major focus of the class. Anesthesia delivery systems, monitoring, and intravenous catheters are included in laboratories accompanying this course.