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Medscrab – Education Game Review
Medscrab is a Education game from Western University of Health Sciences, first launched in 18th December 2019.
It’s rated 17+ and currently has 104+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Medscrab Stand Out
Medication non-adherence costs more than 30 billion in a year in the USA. Lack of medication related knowledge is one of the main reasons for patients to be non adherent to medication. Currently, medication related information is mostly communicated to patients using Patient Package Inserts (PPI) and printed label provided by the pharmacy. however, such information is either ignored or thrown away by patients. MedScrab is a word-based game that is designed to educate patients about medication information through gamification. Currently, the MedScrab focuses on drugs related to cardiovascular and mental health diseases. The medication information used in the game is extracted from Lexicomp, Drug information from USFDA website and Patient Package Insert (PPI) by the manufacturer. Two practicing clinical pharmacist who has clinical experiences validated the medication information used in the MedScrab. It will expand to include other categories of drugs soon.
The game starts with a login page where the user needs to registered first with a valid email address and date of birth. After the registration, the user can login using the email address and the year of birth. MedScrab presents medication information through five levels of word scrabble games. Even game level includes a unique type of medication information, including indication (the uses of medication), warning (when and why the medication can’t be taken), adverse effect (what are the undesired harmful consequences of the use of the medication)), interaction (what are the reactions between the medication and a food or beverage or other medications), and counseling (the basic advices such as what to avoid, when and how to take the medication). Every level of a medication game includes a black box warning of the medication, the most vital information of a medication a user should know. After playing each of the five levels of scrabble words, there is a short question to check the user’s knowledge with respect to the specific type of the medication information. Once all five levels are finished, the user can check the overall knowledge about the specific medication that is played. The user can gain 10 points for correctly playing a scrabble word or answering a question.
This Education game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Medscrab is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 1st April 2021
Recent improvements include:
- Updated theme.
- Updated app framework.
Download & Availability
Medscrab is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Easy to navigate and very simple. This app is helpful in terms of helping people to review their knowledge on medications.
This game restores scientific knowledge in a fun and enjoyable way. We would highly recommend.
Fun to play and learn at the same time.
We recommend this app for pharmacy students. It is fun and we really enjoyed it. Definitely 5 stars.
This app has a lot of great great that helps you get familiarized with various drugs, the purpose of the drug and its side effects. It makes studying a whole lot easier and on the go. Will definitely recommend this app! Super easy to navigate as well.
Very easy to navigate thru the app and very helpful.
Its a very good app for pharmacy school students.
As a pharmacy student, this app has been so helpful and convenient in quickly identifying medications, indications and their side effects. Love it.
As a student pharmacist there are tons of drug names and functions to remember.. Medscrab makes the process much more enjoyable! Fun twist on the game scrabble.
This app makes learning about different medications fun, especially if you like games like scrabble. Useful for both patients and pharmacy students.
Its a drug information app. Easy to use, reliable resources definitely recommended to health care professional.
Its a fun and easy way to review medications.
Very fun and helpful app! We learn better by doing so the game-like format really helps and also keeps us engaged as we study.
Love it! It helps studying while playing games.
This app is very user friendly and very easy to use! Fun and easy way to learn about medications.
This app is so much fun and great for pharmacy student! 10/10 recommend.
Great tool to learn about different medications.
This app is a super helpful and fun way to learn indications, warnings, adverse effects, and interactions of medications.
The app is great! Its really fun but it helps us learn about important medical information.
We think this is an easy and entertaining way to learn and better retain drug information. We will likely utilize this app again and recommend it to others.
Wow this application will be monumental to our learning throughout pharmacy school! Thank you Dr. Roosan for helping to create it.
This app helped us tremendously in pharmacy school. Highly recommend.
This app is a great resource to help you learn about medications and what they are used for. Super fun and user friendly so it was easy to navigate through the app.
The app helps with learning drug names, indications, side effects, etc. It is easy to use and simple.
This is a great app to learn about medications. We are able to retain the information while playing the game. Highly recommend.
This game is a great way to review various drugs, their indications, and their adverse effects in a fun and simple way! It is also easy to navigate through.
Quick and easy tool to navigate. Great source to learn about medications.
Easy to navigate and learn about medication! Highly recommend.
It is a good app to learn and review about the medications, what its for, and its side effects. Its a quick and convenient way to study and it is easy to use. Will use this to help us review and learn more when we get the chance during our breaks.
Medscrab is a great tool and app for school. Really helped us with all our classes. Highly recommend it.
This is a great app for reviewing drug information! It is easy to navigate and we would recommend it to everyone trying to learn in a fun way.
This app makes learning complicated topics much easier. This app is great for patients and students trying to learn more about different types of medications.
This app is so exciting and easy to use! We love scrabble and applying it to study makes it super easy to remember the different drugs. Cant wait to use it study for exams and finals.
Easy to use app and a great way to memorize medication and how they are used.
This app is very easy to use. It helps teach and reinforce medication uses and warnings, in a fun manner! Youre playing a word game but at the same time youre learning!! Great concept.
This is such a great app for pharmacy students! Download it now, you wont be sorry.
A very well organized and fun game! It is a very creative way to learn important medical terminology as well as medications. The best part of the game is that you learn while having fun, which many apps lack! Shant Ogtanyan-01/13/21 8:30 pm.
This app helps to learn about uses, warnings, and side effects of certain medication with helpful hints.
This app helps us look up for medications anywhere anytime! Highly recommended.
This app provides a fun way to learn more about your medications in a user friendly game.
Great resource and easy to use. Really informative when it comes to medications and what they are used for.
This is a great resource to learn and review medications with a fun twist. The app is easy to use and we really like that the reviews are not time consuming.
This app is very easy to navigate and has tons of information regarding medications. Offers a creative way to review medication anytime and anyplace.
This is actually a fun way to play and learn about drugs.
This app helps us review medications anytime and anywhere, especially while waiting in line for a bus. Its really easy and fun to use. We definitely recommend it for our classmates.
This game app is very user friendly and fun to play. We learn more about medications by playing the game. Its a combination of fun and knowledge.
Great for learning about medicine. Easy to use. – Leanna Hunt.
A fun brain teaser that helps you learn about very important facts on medications and other medical conditions. Makes for a good quick pick up and play session when wanting to learn about a new drug too.
This is a great resource for anyone looking to educate themselves on pharmacology. This app is very user friendly and provides fun activities that further your knowledge on medications.
This app is very simple, easy to navigate and has great aesthetics. It provides a lot of simplified information on drugs and is very patient friendly. Comes in handy and highly recommended.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.1
- Size: 25.39 MB
- iOS: 11.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory: Frequent/Intense Medical/Treatment Information
- Developer: [Western University of Health Sciences]()
Last updated: 1st April 2021 | Genre: Education | Developer: Western University of Health Sciences