Development Of Pharmacological Educational Game Applications About Android- Based Drug And Tropical Disease Symbols

Abstract

Tropical diseases are diseases that generally occur in the tropics and subtropics and the Kalimantan region is included in the tropics. The logo for this type of drug is generally found on the packaging of the drug, the drug logo is generally shaped like a circle with green or blue color, a circle with the letter K, a circle with a positive sign, a circle with a leaf image and many other logo shapes. But not everyone knows that various kinds of drugs have special logos that aim to prevent wrong consumption or drug abuse. Referring to Pharmacology Teaching Materials by the Health Human Resources Education Center of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia, this study seeks to develop an Android-based game application that can educate about the types of tropical diseases and the classification of drugs based on the logo on the drug packaging. Because it is based on Android, the application developed can be installed on each user's device (mobile learning) to support distance learning during the Covid-19 pandemic. The design of the Android application is carried out with an R&D development model that is applied to class students at school. It is hoped that the results of this research in the future can produce application products that are educational and not only limited to use in the school environment, can be ready to be applied in the wider community in the real environment.