PharmaNUS pharmacology learning webapp

Pharmochi: Pharmacology Simulation Game

Pharmochi uses playful patient simulation to support applied pharmacology learning, with simplified and heuristically modelled drug responses that help learners practise therapeutic reasoning.

Educational Purpose

Pharmochi is an education-only simulation for applied pharmacology. Learners practise assessing a patient state, choosing treatments, monitoring responses, and reflecting on medication-safety decisions.

The app is part of the PharmaNUS collection of free pharmacology learning webapps, which are developed and updated in response to learner feedback for students and medical and health professions learners.

What Learners Practise

  • Therapeutic reasoning from patient observations
  • Medication selection, monitoring, and safety review
  • Clinical consequences of pharmacological choices
  • Reflection on response, escalation, and risk

How To Play

  1. Start a patient simulation case.
  2. Review the patient observations and clinical context.
  3. Choose supportive care or medicines based on the case needs.
  4. Monitor the simulated response and adjust your choices.
  5. Use the debrief to reflect on safer pharmacology decisions.

Use In Teaching

Pharmochi can be used as a short independent practice activity, a warm-up before class, a revision task after teaching, or a prompt for small-group discussion. It works best when paired with debriefing, explanation, and connection back to core pharmacology concepts.

Educational Use Only

This webapp is intended for pharmacology learning and teaching. It is not medical advice, prescribing guidance, or a substitute for professional clinical judgement.