ELABORACIÓN DE CUENTOS DIDÁCTICOS Y EMPLEO DE OTRAS ESTRATEGIAS PARA LA EDUCACIÓN EN EL USO ADECUADO DE LOS MEDICAMENTOS A NIÑOS DE NIVEL INICIAL Y PRIMARIO

Resumen

The objective of this work is narrating our actions in teaching the Medicines Rational Use, framed in successive outreach projects through different participatory activities aimed at 3–12-year-old children. We use the own stories "The great adventure" and "The adventures of Caramelín and Capsulín", an educational talk and the games "Post-race" and "Alphabet soup" adapted to the theme. Through these educational methods, the vitality of children is taken advantage of, favoring their participation, and improving the learning process. The training is based on providing tools so that children do not confuse medicines with sweets, on discouraging the practice of self-medication, encouraging consultation with the doctor, and associating the acquisition of medicines with the pharmacy office. All the activities reflect a great attraction, resulting in a great attachment of the children to the proposed slogans.