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“Education for Medicines” was initiated in 2012, as part of health and physical education (HPE) classes in junior high schools, through the revision of school curriculum guidelines. We conducted a survey that aimed to clarify the status of the implementation of medical education in schools. A questionnaire survey that targeted junior high school teachers in Japan was conducted via mail.
The response rate was 48.0% (524/1,091). HPE teachers, school nurses, and school pharmacists were in charge of Education of Medicines in 91.8%, 6.3%, and 8.4% of schools, respectively. The average duration of classes was 49.6 minutes, and 1.2 times (84.2%). On average, 1.1% of schools did not offer Education of Medicines classes, 1.7% held the “odd hour” of classes, and 1.3% held only “drug abuse” classes. The most commonly used educational material was the school textbook (84.9% of schools).
With respect to the delivery of Education of Medicines classes, 84.0% of schools responded “yes” to the item, “lectures are delivered by outside lecturers,” and 72.1% responded “yes” to the item, “we hope to introduce workshop participation.”
The results of the survey indicate that HPE teachers provided Education of Medicines classes in accordance with the revision of school curriculum guidelines at many junior high schools. However, some schools did not offer the classes. In Japan, it is necessary to enhance Education of Medicines activities in the pharmaceutical field by involving specialists from different areas.
