_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author: E-mail: smitabrahma@gmail.com; British Journal of Pharmaceutical Research 13(5): 1-9, 2016, Article no.BJPR.29470 ISSN: 2231-2919, NLM ID: 101631759 SCIENCEDOMAIN international www.sciencedomain.org A Prospective Study for “Developing School Based Model for Mainstreaming Rational Use of Medicine” Yashashri C. Shetty 1 , Nirmala N. Rege 1 , Amol E. Patil 1 , R. R. Shinde 2 , Seema S. Bansode-Gokhe 2 , Paresh Koli 1 , Smita Brahma 1* and Indira Shukla 3 1 Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Seth G. S. Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai-400 012, India. 2 Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Seth G. S. Medical College and KEM Hopsital, Mumbai, India. 3 Gokhale College of Education and Research Centre, Parel, Mumbai, India. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration between all authors. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/BJPR/2016/29470 Editor(s): (1) Syed A. A. Rizvi, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Nova Southeastern University, USA. Reviewers: (1) José Eduardo Martinez, Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. (2) Joseph O. Fadare, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria. Complete Peer review History: http://www.sciencedomain.org/review-history/16686 Received 12 th September 2016 Accepted 7 th October 2016 Published 27 th October 2016 ABSTRACT Background and Objectives: For mainstreaming rational use of medicines (RUM), consumer education is a must. It was felt that a school based model, developed to empower teachers regarding RUM using a modular programme, can generate advocates to influence students as well as parents. The present study was undertaken to assess the baseline knowledge of school teachers about RUM and for pilot testing of some of the modules. Place and Duration of Study: Gokhale College of Education & Research, Parel, Mumbai and Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College & King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai. From March 2013 to December 2013. Materials and Methods: After obtaining IEC approval and informed consent, 96 final year B.Ed teachers were administered a validated questionnaire having total 60 questions, based on the information to be given to a doctor, sought from a doctor and enquiries to be made while purchasing medicines. Questions related to the attitude and behaviour like self prescribing, Original Research Article