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Drugs.com API

Drugs.com (drugs.com) has 4 public methods: get drug overview, get drug prices, check drug interactions and identify pill by imprint. Each costs 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free.

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Methods

4

  • Get drug overview

    Looks up a medicine by brand or generic name on Drugs.com and returns a plain-language overview: class, uses, availability, schedule, dosage forms, side effects, and pregnancy and breastfeeding notes.

    Returns name, generic name, brand names, drug class, uses, availability, schedule, dosage forms, side effects, pregnancy and breastfeeding notes, generic availability, page link

    Readdrugs.com/get_drug

  • Get drug prices

    Gets the US cash prices Drugs.com lists for a brand or generic medicine by strength, dosage form and quantity, optionally filtered. Where a range is listed the lower price is returned.

    Returns medicine name, note, prices by strength, form and quantity with per-unit price and page link

    Readdrugs.com/get_drug_prices

  • Check drug interactions

    Checks 2 to 10 medicine names together on the Drugs.com interaction checker and returns drug-to-drug interactions and food or lifestyle warnings, most severe first, plus the names it could not recognise.

    Returns drug interactions with severity and explanation, food and lifestyle interactions, unrecognised names

    Readdrugs.com/check_drug_interactions

  • Identify pill by imprint

    Finds possible pill matches on the Drugs.com pill identifier by imprint, optionally narrowed by color and shape, with each pill's labeler.

    Returns medicine name, strength, imprint, color, shape, manufacturer (labeler), pill image link, pill page link

    Readdrugs.com/identify_pill