At Rohto Pharmaceutical, we have been conducting "Drug Education Outreach Lessons" as a next-generation support activity conducted by employee volunteers to support the physical and mental health of children and students. Based on these activities, we have responded to the needs of teachers in the field and developed a lesson program that can be used in the "Correct Use of Medicines" unit in junior high school health and physical education classes, which officially began in 2012 due to the revision of the curriculum guidelines.
This is a unique class program from Rohto Pharmaceutical that is based on the basics of "how to select and use the correct medicine" to live a healthy and comfortable life, and aims to teach the knowledge necessary to live a healthy daily life and develop thinking skills.
Program materials
We provide easy-to-understand and enjoyable teaching materials such as teacher's guides, worksheets, and explanatory video materials so that teachers (health and physical education teachers and homeroom teachers), school nurses, and school pharmacists can work together to implement health education as a theme during health and physical education, moral education, and comprehensive learning time.
Program Features
Based on the know-how we have cultivated through our "drug education" activities, the program content can be freely adapted to meet the various needs of schools.
Lesson objectives
- Understand the importance of properly managing and improving your own health
- Obtaining correct knowledge about medicines
- Cultivate the ability to select appropriate information based on one's health condition and make correct decisions
Feature 1: Conducted as a "subject class" in accordance with the new curriculum guidelines
Students will have fun learning about the basics of medicines in line with the unit on "Correct Use of Medicines" in the health field of the Health and Physical Education course, while relating it to their own lives.
Feature 2: Utilizing it as "health education" during moral and comprehensive learning classes
As part of health education, we incorporate simple research activities on medications and teach the importance of selecting medications appropriately based on symptoms.
Course Content
Based on the know-how we have cultivated through our "drug education" activities, the program content can be freely adapted to meet the various needs of schools.
Lesson 1 (50 minutes x 1 period) Knowledge Comprehension
Consider the relationship between health and your lifestyle
While reflecting on their own lives, participants will think about the relationship between their everyday lives and their health. They will also realize that their lives are closely related to medication, and gain accurate knowledge about medications to live a healthy and comfortable life.
<Knowledge you can acquire>
- Types of medication
- Correct way to take medicine (timing, number of times, dosage combinations) *This also includes the correct way to instill eye drops.
- Main effects/side effects
Lesson 2 (50 minutes x 1 period) Inquiry Thinking
Choose the right medicine for your symptoms
We will conduct case studies to show what information is necessary to choose the right medicine for your symptoms, and to recognize the importance of living a healthy and comfortable life.
<Knowledge you can acquire>
- How to choose the right medicine for your symptoms
- Rules for use
- How to read the package and instructions
The device allows you to imagine feeling unwell and select a "medicine," making it fun to read the information and think about it.
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[Theme] Correct use of medicines and health education
| subject |
1st year of junior high school to 3rd year of high school |
| Related subjects |
Integrated learning period, health and physical education, moral education |
| Related Units |
Health and Physical Education: Proper Use of Medicines |
| Hours |
Total 2 periods |
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