# Drugs.com API: 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. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Drugs.com. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/drugs.com/get-drug-prices - Method: `drugs.com/get_drug_prices`, version 1 - Website: drugs.com - Returns: medicine name, note, prices by strength, form and quantity with per-unit price and page link - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1ยข with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `form` | string | no | `"oral capsule"` | Filter by dosage form, for example tablet or oral capsule. | | `medicine` | string | yes | `"amoxicillin"` | Brand or generic medicine name, for example atorvastatin. | | `quantity` | integer | no | `4` | Filter by listed quantity, for example 30 tablets or 30 milliliters. | | `strength` | string | no | | Filter by labeled strength, for example 20 mg. | ## Output From a run on Oct 31, 2026. Its input: ```json { "form": "oral capsule", "medicine": "amoxicillin", "quantity": 4 } ``` Its output: ```json { "note": "Prices are for cash-paying customers and are not valid with insurance plans. Prices may vary by pharmacy; where a range is listed, the lower price is shown.", "prices": [ { "form": "oral capsule", "price": 4.5, "page_url": "https://www.drugs.com/price-guide/amoxicillin", "quantity": 4, "strength": "250 mg", "quantity_unit": "capsules", "price_currency": "USD", "price_per_unit": 1.13, "price_per_unit_currency": "USD" }, { "form": "oral capsule", "price": 4.62, "page_url": "https://www.drugs.com/price-guide/amoxicillin", "quantity": 4, "strength": "500 mg", "quantity_unit": "capsules", "price_currency": "USD", "price_per_unit": 1.16, "price_per_unit_currency": "USD" } ], "medicine_name": "Amoxicillin" } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"drugs.com/get_drug_prices","input":{"form":"oral capsule","medicine":"amoxicillin","quantity":4}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - How much does a 30-day supply of lisinopril 10 mg tablets cost without insurance? - Look up the cash price on drugs.com for 90 capsules of gabapentin 300 mg. - What's the out-of-pocket price for Eliquis 5 mg, 60 tablets, in the US? - Check drugs.com for current cash prices on metformin and show the per-pill cost for each strength. - I need the uninsured price of amoxicillin oral suspension 250 mg/5 mL, 100 milliliters. ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "medicine" ], "properties": { "form": { "type": "string", "description": "Filter by dosage form, for example tablet or oral capsule." }, "medicine": { "type": "string", "description": "Brand or generic medicine name, for example atorvastatin." }, "quantity": { "type": "integer", "minimum": 1, "description": "Filter by listed quantity, for example 30 tablets or 30 milliliters." }, "strength": { "type": "string", "description": "Filter by labeled strength, for example 20 mg." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "medicine_name", "note", "prices" ], "properties": { "note": { "type": "string", "description": "Explanation of the cash-price and insurance restrictions." }, "prices": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "strength", "form", "quantity", "quantity_unit", "price", "price_currency", "price_per_unit", "price_per_unit_currency", "page_url" ], "properties": { "form": { "type": "string" }, "price": { "type": "number", "description": "US dollars, lowest listed amount when a range is shown." }, "page_url": { "type": "string", "description": "Public price-guide page for this price." }, "quantity": { "type": "integer" }, "strength": { "type": "string" }, "quantity_unit": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Unit for quantity, such as tablets or milliliters." }, "price_currency": { "enum": [ "USD" ], "type": "string" }, "price_per_unit": { "type": "number", "description": "US dollars per unit, lowest listed amount when a range is shown." }, "price_per_unit_currency": { "enum": [ "USD" ], "type": "string" } } }, "description": "Listed cash prices for matching strengths, forms and quantities. For a listed price range, the price shown is the lower amount." }, "medicine_name": { "type": "string", "description": "Name of the medicine on the price guide." } } } ``` ## See more - [Drugs.com API: Get drug overview](https://fous.com/methods/drugs.com/get-drug.md): 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. - [Drugs.com API: Check drug interactions](https://fous.com/methods/drugs.com/check-drug-interactions.md): 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. - [Drugs.com API: Identify pill by imprint](https://fous.com/methods/drugs.com/identify-pill.md): Finds possible pill matches on the Drugs.com pill identifier by imprint, optionally narrowed by color and shape, with each pill's labeler. - [Cost Plus Drugs API: Get drug price](https://fous.com/methods/costplusdrugs.com/get-drug-price.md): Looks up a medicine at Cost Plus Drugs by generic or brand name and returns the listed price and its breakdown for a strength, form and quantity, with the strengths and forms on offer. The drug price excludes shipping and taxes; standard shipping is shown separately. - [FDA API: Get drug label](https://fous.com/methods/open.fda.gov/get-drug-label.md): Finds the latest FDA drug label for a brand or generic medicine and returns its uses, directions, warnings, ingredients and a DailyMed link. - [FDA API: Search drug recalls](https://fous.com/methods/open.fda.gov/search-drug-recalls.md): Finds FDA drug enforcement recalls by medicine or company name, newest first, with status, class, reason and quantity. Recent recalls may not yet appear. - [NHS API: Get medicine guidance](https://fous.com/methods/nhs.uk/get-medicine.md): Looks up a medicine in the NHS medicines A to Z and returns its guidance: uses, key facts, who can take it, how to take it, side effects, pregnancy and interactions. Sections absent from NHS guidance are null; a plain name with separate adult and child pages selects the adult page. - [Trading Economics API: Get commodity prices](https://fous.com/methods/tradingeconomics.com/get-commodity-prices.md): Gets current commodity prices and price movements from the Trading Economics commodities page, in the page's group order; filter by a commodity name, slug, symbol or group (e.g. copper, energy), or leave blank for all groups including Electricity. - [All Drugs.com methods](https://fous.com/methods/drugs.com.md)