A problem-orientated pharmacotherapy package for undergraduate medical students

A short pharmacotherapy package based on a WHO manual on good prescribing was introduced for the second-year undergraduate medical students at the Institute of Medicine in Kathmandu. The method used was interactive discussions between students and teacher coupled with role-plays by students in solving therapeutic problems. All the students felt that the package was useful and interesting and it was recommended for future students. This preliminary experience shows that a short problem-orientated pharmacotherapy package can be integrated easily and successfully into teacher-centred and discipline-based pharmacology teaching.