Use of Internet Media for Drug Information Search Among Health Students in Universitas Setia Budi

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This study aims to describe the use of internet media in searching for drug information by health students at Setia Budi University. Using descriptive survey method with non probability sampling technique with quota sampling. Most respondents often use the internet (33.3%), with the main reason being speed in getting information (40%). Searching for information via the internet has sufficient influence (70.8%), is considered quite trusted (58.3%), valid (59.4%), and useful (59.4%) by respondents. Information that is easy to understand is the main factor (33.1%). Respondents used Google search engine, Safari (67%), halodoc application (51%), website www.halodoc.com (68.3%) to search for medicine information on the internet. The most searched information was about the name or content of the medicine (19.8%), while the most searched type of medicine was medicine for coughs and colds (15.5%). These results show a tendency to search for drug information every day.