OBJECTIVE To study the application effect of virtual simulation teaching in practical teaching of pharmacology.METHODS 100 undergraduate students majoring in pharmacy in our school were randomly selected and divided into a reference group and an observation group.The reference group adopted traditional teaching mode.The observation group implemented virtual simulation teaching.First,students explained the basic content of virtual simulation through a virtual simulation system,and then demonstrated the virtual simulation operation process of this experiment.After the virtual simulation experiment,students conducted experiments and compared the assess-ment results of the two groups of students.RESULTS It was found that the practical skills score of the study group students was 52.73,which was significantly higher than that of the reference group(39.60).Students using virtual simulation platforms for simulation experiments could significantly improve their experimental skills and grades.CONCLUSION The implementation of virtual simulation education platform in the teaching of pharmacolo-gy was effective and worthy of widespread promotion and utilization.