Asra Awabeen^1*

¹Quaid-e-Azam College of Pharmacy, Pattoki, Pakistan

*Corresponding address: Quaid-e-Azam College of Pharmacy, Pattoki, Pakistan

Email: asraawabeen@gmail.com

Received: 05 March 2025 / Revised: 24 May 2025 / Accepted: 10 June 2025 / Available Online: 20 June 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.63137/jsteam.649850

ABSTRACT

Objective: Pharmaceutics is a foundational subject in pharmacy education, often perceived as challenging due to its technical depth and complexity. Traditional teaching methods may not always cater to diverse learning needs, prompting students to seek supplementary digital resources such as YouTube. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and patterns of YouTube usage among undergraduate pharmacy students for learning pharmaceutics, identify commonly studied topics, and evaluate student perceptions regarding its effectiveness and limitations.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using an online structured questionnaire distributed via social media and institutional email groups. Undergraduate pharmacy students from various academic years were included through non-random sampling. The questionnaire captured demographic data, YouTube usage patterns, perceived effectiveness, and challenges. Data were analyzed using SPSS v25, employing descriptive statistics and chi-square tests.

Results: Among the 600 participants, 85.6% reported using YouTube to learn pharmaceutics (Table 1). The most frequently studied topics included drug delivery (96.0%), pharmaceutical technology (90.2%), and clinical pharmaceutics (90.2%). The majority of students (95.9%) found YouTube helpful for understanding pharmaceutical topics, and 91.1% reported improved memorization and recall. Furthermore, 83.6% believed YouTube helped them achieve higher marks. However, only 34.2% had been recommended YouTube by their instructors.

Conclusion: YouTube is a widely used and appreciated supplementary learning tool among pharmacy students, perceived by students as supporting conceptual understanding and academic confidence. Nonetheless, it should be integrated cautiously with formal curricula, emphasizing content credibility and guided use. Further studies should evaluate long-term academic impacts and strategies for effective digital learning integration.

Keywords: Digital resources; Pharmacy education; Pharmaceutics; Student perception; Video-based learning

Data Availability: The data supporting this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

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How to Cite: Awabeen A. Learning Pharmaceutics from YouTube: A Valuable Tool for Undergraduate Students. J Sci Technol Educ Art Med. 2025;2(1):17-23