medlineplus-drug-info
Query MedlinePlus for consumer-oriented drug and health-topic information. Accepts drug names, RxCUI codes, NDC codes, or ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes. Uses two free, keyless NLM APIs: the Web Service (keyword search) and MedlinePlus Connect (code-based lookup).
npx skills add BioTender-max/awesome-bio-agent-skills --skill medlineplus --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# MedlinePlus Drug Info Skill Search MedlinePlus drug / health-topic pages. Auto-detects input type: | Input Pattern | Detected As | Example | Endpoint Used | |---|---|---|---| | `0069-3060-30` | NDC code | NDC → drug page | Connect (NDC) | | `637188` (5-7 digits) | RxCUI | RxNorm concept | Connect (RxCUI) | | `E11.9`, `J45.20` | ICD-10-CM | Diagnosis code → topic | Connect (ICD-10) | | anything else | free text | `metformin`, `aspirin` | Connect (name) + wsearch | Both APIs are free, require no API key, and are rate-limited to 85 req/min. ## API | Function | Input | Returns | |---|---|---| | `search(query, max_results=10)` | single entity string | `dict` with `connect_results`, `wsearch_results` | | `search_batch(queries, max_results=10)` | list of entity strings | `dict[str, dict]` | | `summarize(result)` | one `search()` result dict | compact text for LLM | | `to_json(result)` | one `search()` result dict | `list[dict]` flat records | ### Result dict structure ```python { "query": "metformin", "input_type": "text", # ndc | rxcui | icd10 | text "connect_results": [ # from MedlinePlus Connect {"title": "...", "url": "...", "summary": "...", "source": "..."}, ], "wsearch_results":
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What does the medlineplus-drug-info skill do?
Query MedlinePlus for consumer-oriented drug and health-topic information. Accepts drug names, RxCUI codes, NDC codes, or ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes. Uses two free, keyless NLM APIs: the Web Service (keyword search) and MedlinePlus Connect (code-based lookup).
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add BioTender-max/awesome-bio-agent-skills --skill medlineplus --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From BioTender-max/awesome-bio-agent-skills, a repository with 135 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.