Upon successful completion of the learning experience, students will be able to calculate equivalent conversions from one system to another; define general terminology associated with drugs; classify various drugs according to type; identify compressed gases by standard tank colors; delineate principles of drug use in surgical patient care; recognize a drug by its generic name, trade name, and chemical names; identify application, action, and effect; identify effect associated with common drug classes and their representative prototypes; describe differences between side effects, synergistic reactions, and idiosyncratic reactions; explain the principles of anesthesia; describe common surgical medications and solutions, anesthesia and adjunct medications, pre-medications, induction agents, muscle relaxants, narcotics, antibiotics, and inhalation agents; differentiate between intra-muscular, subcutaneous, and intravenous methods of drug administrations; differentiate between drug forms: elixir, tinctures, emulsion, aerosol, and liniment; describe the use of hypothermia and muscle relaxants as an adjunct to anesthesia; explain characteristics and use of contrast media and dyes in the operating room; identify, mix, measure, and pour medications for use on the sterile field; and characterize the role of the surgical technologist in safe handling of drugs according to operating room policies and procedures.