Pharmacy Students' Participation in Medicinal Education for Children

• Published in: YAKUGAKU ZASSHI Vol. 130; no. 6; pp. 857 - 866
• Main Authors: KOTANI, Haruka, MIZUNO, Tomohiro, KUWAHARA, Hiroki, ANDO, Yu, ITO, Kazuma, NIMI, Tomoyo, OHASHI, Mitsuki, ASAI, Reina, HIDA, Hirotake, HIRABAYASHI, Aya, MUROSAKI, Chihiro, KATO, Hiroshi, NODA, Yukihiro, NABESHIMA, Toshitaka
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese; English
• Published: Japan The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan 01.06.2010
• Subjects: Adult; appropriate drug use; Child; Education, Pharmacy; Health Education; Humans; Japan; medicinal education; medicine class; pharmaceutical education; Self Medication; Students, Pharmacy; Surveys and Questionnaires; Japan

Over recent years, use of self-medication by patients to help prevent and treat their own medical conditions has become increasingly widespread. However, despite provision of warnings and the taking of precautions, health hazards due to medication have occurred and continue to occur. In order to war...