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RxNorm Get Drug Names

Get RXCUI (RxNorm Concept Unique Identifier) and all associated names (generic names, brand names, synonyms, etc.) for a drug by its name. This tool uses the RxNorm API from the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) to standardize drug names.

Livelast probed 2026-05-01 01:00Z· 104msCortexa

Status

The most recent probe succeeded. Safe to call from the agent today.

Last probed: 1d ago
Last success: 1d ago
Last latency: 104ms

Schema

JSON Schema the agent (or your API call) must match.

{
  "properties": {
    "drug_name": {
      "description": "The name of the drug to search for (e.g., 'ibuprofen', 'aspirin', 'acetaminophen'). Can be a generic name, brand name, or any drug name variant.",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "drug_name"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default RxNorm Get Drug Names call

public-safeinput

{
  "drug_name": ""
}

Expected response keys: success

Anonymous-safe example. Rate-limited; no sign-in required.

Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_RxNorm_get_drug_names
Tool name: RxNorm_get_drug_names
Added: 2026-05-01 00:58Z
Tags: tooluniverse

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