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medication communication skills vital aspects patient care may influence treatment outcomes however traditional pharmacology curriculum deals imparting factual information little emphasis patient communication current study aims explore students perceptions roleplay educational tool acquiring communication skills ascertain need roleplay future clinical practice questionnairebased study done 2nd professional mbbs students consolidated concept six training cases focusing major communication issues related medication prescription pharmacology developed peerroleplay sessions 2nd professional mbbs n 122 students structured scripts specific emphasis prescription medication communication checklists feedback developed prevalidated questionnaires measured quantitative aspects roleplays relation relevance teachinglearning tool perceived benefits sessions importance future use data analysis performed using descriptive statistics roleplay concept well appreciated considered effective means acquiring medication communication skills structured feedback peers faculty well received many 90 students reported immense confidence communicating therapy details namely drug name purpose mechanism dosing details precautions majority reported better retention pharmacology concepts preferred sessions students consider peerroleplay indispensable tool acquire effective communication skills regarding drug therapy virtue providing experiential learning opportunities feasibility implementation roleplay sessions justify inclusion undergraduate medical curricula