Channels Like Dr. Ethan Melillo, PharmD

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Dr. Ethan Melillo, PharmD
Subscribers 303K
Videos 1.9K
Views 289.3M

Dr. Ethan Melillo, PharmD delivers medication explanations and pharmacist insights through tutorials and reactions, covering how drugs work, why they’re prescribed, and medication safety. The channel uses content like explainers, reviews, and behind-the-scenes discussions, with a publishing cadence of about 0.2 uploads per week and an average of 19.3K views per video.

Content Landscape

Top competitors identified are Level Up RN (81% match) and TED-Ed (73% match). They share overlapping queries such as 'medication explained,' 'how drugs work,' and 'prescription medications explained.' Grant Harting (67% match) and AHealthcareZ - Healthcare Finance Explained (65% match) also compete on similar topics like 'pharmacist explains meds' and 'OTC medicine guide.' The Wall Street Journal (63% match) also shows overlap on 'medication explained' and 'how drugs work.' Dr. Ethan Melillo, PharmD has 303K subscribers, well behind Level Up RN (786K) and TED-Ed (22.4M), with substantial gaps to the largest competitor channels, indicating growth potential in medication education and pharmacist-focused content.

Similar Channels

We found 47 YouTube channels similar to Dr. Ethan Melillo, PharmD

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#1 Level Up RN

81% relevance

Subscribers 786K
Videos 1.9K
Views 98.7M
Appearances 23
SERP 100%
Similarity 68%
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Both target medication education and drug interactions for a broad audience, with Level Up RN ranking highly for 'medication explained' and 'drug interactions explained' (81% match, high search alignment) though their content focuses more on nursing-related medication usage than Dr. Melillo's pharmacist-led explanations.

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#2 TED-Ed

73% relevance

Subscribers 22.4M
Videos 2.3K
Views 4.5B
Appearances 14
SERP 78%
Similarity 69%
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TED-Ed also aims to explain how drugs work and medications in accessible videos (73% match with strong search data on 'medication explained' and 'how drugs work'), but their style is more general education with shorter, animated lessons rather than a pharmacist-led patient-education approach.

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#3 Grant Harting

67% relevance

Subscribers 929K
Videos 583
Views 261.8M
Appearances 8
SERP 41%
Similarity 85%
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Both cover medication guidance for lay audiences, with Grant Harting ranking high for 'OTC medicine guide' and 'pharmacist explains meds' (content-focused 85%), indicating similar audience interest but potentially a more pharmacist-focused presentation versus Dr. Melillo's format.

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Subscribers 44.5K
Videos 592
Views 3.1M
Appearances 6
SERP 47%
Similarity 77%
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Shares the 'medication explained' and 'pharmacist explains meds' queries (47% search, 77% content) and targets general medication education, but blends finance-oriented content that differentiates it from Dr. Melillo's pure clinical/pharmacist education.

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#5 The Wall Street Journal

63% relevance

Subscribers 6.6M
Videos 28K
Views 2.5B
Appearances 7
SERP 59%
Similarity 66%
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WSJ covers 'medication explained' and 'how drugs work' toward a broad readership with substantial search interest (59% search, 66% content), showing overlap in drug education but with a much more news- and business-focused tone than Dr. Melillo.

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#6 Pharmacist Tips

61% relevance

Subscribers 164K
Videos 256
Views 26.6M
Appearances 5
SERP 47%
Similarity 70%
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Targets pharmacist-led medication explanations and OTC guidance (47% search, 70% content), aligning closely on topics like 'prescription medications explained' and 'OTC medicine guide' while often presenting tips rather than patient-specific education.

Didn't Make the Cut

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#8 60% Speed Pharmacology 72% 883K 43% 7
#9 60% WIRED 69% 12.8M 47% 6
#10 60% aphapharmacists 74% 6.4K 40% 12
#11 57% Nucleus Medical Media 72% 6.9M 34% 6
#12 57% IEHP 71% 7.1K 35% 2
#13 56% SimpleNursing 74% 1.6M 31% 8
#14 56% Family Caregiver Alliance 64% 39.6K 45% 6
#15 56% Professor Dave Explains 75% 4.2M 29% 7
#16 56% Ask Your Pharmacist 75% 56.5K 28% 2
#17 56% Medical Centric Podcast 75% 697K 27% 3
#18 55% PharmacyUMN 79% 2.9K 20% 1
#19 55% SingleCare 78% 3.8K 22% 3
#20 55% NHS Health Careers 67% 22.8K 37% 3
#21 55% FocusRx | Customized Career Coaching 77% 20.6K 22% 4
#22 55% Pharmacy Tech Study Guide 78% 17.3K 20% 5
#23 55% Dr. Josef 76% 210K 22% 3
#24 54% Rx MasterClass 76% 5.7K 21% 6
#25 54% Doctor Eye Health 72% 1.4M 26% 2
#26 53% Jefferson Health - Einstein 70% 6.2K 29% 2
#27 53% RegisteredNurseRN 70% 5.3M 27% 6
#28 52% London Drugs 77% 7.0K 16% 1
#29 52% AbrahamThePharmacist 67% 841K 30% 3
#30 52% National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) 67% 25.7K 30% 3
#31 52% HealthyGamerGG 66% 3.2M 32% 4
#32 52% Understood 69% 253K 25% 7
#33 51% Memorable Psychiatry and Neurology 73% 205K 19% 3
#34 51% Alliance for Aging Research 75% 43.4K 16% 5
#35 50% Patrick Kelly 72% 150K 16% 1
#36 49% Doing Life Today 71% 23.1K 16% 1
#37 49% Med School Insiders 71% 1.8M 16% 3
#38 49% UMN Health 65% 5.1K 25% 2
#39 48% Six Echo 66% 11.9K 20% 2
#40 47% Kati Morton 68% 1.5M 16% 4
#41 47% AttentionTalkVideo 68% 32.6K 16% 1
#42 47% Renown Health 66% 30.3K 20% 1
#43 47% AJ+ 65% 2.4M 20% 1
#44 47% Georgia Department of Public Health 67% 1.2K 16% 1
#45 46% Dr William Miami 67% 175K 16% 1
#46 45% AdvocateHealthCare 65% 31.4K 16% 2
#47 45% KELOLAND News 61% 40.8K 20% 1

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Dr. Ethan Melillo, PharmD?

Level Up RN (81% match, 786K subscribers), TED-Ed (73% match, 22.4M subscribers), Grant Harting (67% match, 929K subscribers). All three channels share a focus on educational and informational content related to health, medicine, and professional expertise, aiming to explain concepts to a broad audience.

What type of content does Dr. Ethan Melillo, PharmD make?

Dr. Ethan Melillo, PharmD creates educational health content, including pharmacist perspectives and explanations of pharmacy topics, as indicated by video titles such as 'Fake Pharmacist? The Truth About MillennialRx', 'DO LED FACE MASKS ACTUALLY WORK? | Pharmacist Reviews Ulike ReGlow Red Light Therapy Mask', and 'Why Your Prescription Takes So Long 🕒 | Pharmacist Explains Behind the Scenes'. The channel averages about 19.3K views per video with an upload frequency of ~0.2 uploads per week.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Dr. Ethan Melillo, PharmD?

We analyze Dr. Ethan Melillo, PharmD's recent videos, generate topic-relevant search queries, check YouTube search results, and compare the meaning of each channel's content to measure similarity. The result is a ranked list sorted by SERP overlap, semantic similarity, and search appearances.

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