Pillwise

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US medication lookup: drug search, forms and strengths, NDC/RxCUI, recalls, shortages.

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https://api.pillwise.dev/mcp

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Pillwise API key as a bearer token. Free sandbox keys (pw_test_) at https://pillwise.dev

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catalog_freshness

How current the catalog is: the snapshot served and when it was built.

This tool takes no arguments.

Tools (9)

catalog_freshness

How current the catalog is: the snapshot served and when it was built.

read-only

No arguments.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [],
  "properties": {},
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_drug

The full record for a Pillwise drug id: names, ingredients, form, strength, packages and recalls.

read-only

Argument	Type	Description
id*	string	A Pillwise drug id, like pw_d_….
as_of	string	Optional. Answer as of this day (YYYY-MM-DD) or instant (RFC 3339), within retained snapshots.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "A Pillwise drug id, like pw_d_…."
    },
    "as_of": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional. Answer as of this day (YYYY-MM-DD) or instant (RFC 3339), within retained snapshots."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_form_options

The forms (tablet, liquid, patch…) and strengths a medication comes in, with labels for people and values to send back. Use the id from a search hit.

read-only

Argument	Type	Description
id*	string	A Pillwise drug id from search, like pw_g_… or pw_d_….
as_of	string	Optional. Answer as of this day (YYYY-MM-DD) or instant (RFC 3339), within retained snapshots.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "A Pillwise drug id from search, like pw_g_… or pw_d_…."
    },
    "as_of": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional. Answer as of this day (YYYY-MM-DD) or instant (RFC 3339), within retained snapshots."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_packages

The package NDCs that belong to a Pillwise drug id.

read-only

Argument	Type	Description
id*	string	A Pillwise drug id, like pw_d_….
as_of	string	Optional. Answer as of this day (YYYY-MM-DD) or instant (RFC 3339), within retained snapshots.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "A Pillwise drug id, like pw_d_…."
    },
    "as_of": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional. Answer as of this day (YYYY-MM-DD) or instant (RFC 3339), within retained snapshots."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

list_recalls

Drug recalls, filtered by at least one of ndc, drug_id or since.

read-only

Argument	Type	Description
ndc	string	A package or product NDC.
since	string	Recalls on or after this day, YYYY-MM-DD.
status	string	Optional, like Ongoing or Terminated.
drug_id	string	A Pillwise drug id.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [],
  "properties": {
    "ndc": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "A package or product NDC."
    },
    "since": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Recalls on or after this day, YYYY-MM-DD."
    },
    "status": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional, like Ongoing or Terminated."
    },
    "drug_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "A Pillwise drug id."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

list_shortages

Drug shortages, filtered by at least one of ndc or drug_id.

read-only

Argument	Type	Description
ndc	string	A package NDC.
status	string	Optional, like Current or Resolved.
drug_id	string	A Pillwise drug id.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [],
  "properties": {
    "ndc": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "A package NDC."
    },
    "status": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional, like Current or Resolved."
    },
    "drug_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "A Pillwise drug id."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

lookup_ndc

The package and drug for an NDC: 11 digits, 10 with hyphens (4-4-2, 5-3-2 or 5-4-1), or a product NDC. A bare 10-digit code is matched only as listed; no padding is guessed.

read-only

Argument	Type	Description
ndc*	string	Like 50580-488-10 or 50580048810.
as_of	string	Optional. Answer as of this day (YYYY-MM-DD) or instant (RFC 3339), within retained snapshots.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "ndc"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "ndc": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Like 50580-488-10 or 50580048810."
    },
    "as_of": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional. Answer as of this day (YYYY-MM-DD) or instant (RFC 3339), within retained snapshots."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

lookup_rxcui

The clinical drug for an RxCUI.

read-only

Argument	Type	Description
as_of	string	Optional. Answer as of this day (YYYY-MM-DD) or instant (RFC 3339), within retained snapshots.
rxcui*	string	Digits, like 314076.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "rxcui"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "as_of": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional. Answer as of this day (YYYY-MM-DD) or instant (RFC 3339), within retained snapshots."
    },
    "rxcui": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Digits, like 314076."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

search_medications

Typeahead search by what a person calls a medication: brand, ingredient or everyday name. Returns brand and ingredient groups in the order a person would pick, not packages.

read-only

Argument	Type	Description
as_of	string	Optional. Answer as of this day (YYYY-MM-DD) or instant (RFC 3339), within retained snapshots.
limit	integer	Hits to return (default 10).
query*	string	What the person typed, at least 3 characters, like "tylenol" or "vitamin d3".

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "as_of": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional. Answer as of this day (YYYY-MM-DD) or instant (RFC 3339), within retained snapshots."
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 50,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Hits to return (default 10)."
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "What the person typed, at least 3 characters, like \"tylenol\" or \"vitamin d3\"."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}