WHO-EML-query
Query the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (23rd list, 2023). Use whenever the user asks about essential medicines, WHO-recommended drugs, dosage forms, therapeutic sections, or AWaRe antibiotic classification.
npx skills add BioTender-max/awesome-bio-agent-skills --skill who_eml --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.
# WHO Essential Medicines List Query Skill Search ~500 WHO essential medicines by name, section, or section number. Case-insensitive substring match. | Input Example | Matches On | |---|---| | `amoxicillin` | medicine name | | `antimalarial` | section hierarchy (full path) | | `diabetes` | section hierarchy | | `6.2` | section_num prefix | ## API | Function | Input | Returns | |---|---|---| | `load_eml(cache_path)` | JSON path | list[dict] | | `build_cache(pdf_path, cache_path)` | PDF + cache paths | list[dict] (parses PDF → JSON) | | `search(data, entity)` | single string | list[dict] | | `search_batch(data, entities)` | list of strings | dict[str, list[dict]] | | `summarize(hits, entity)` | list[dict] + label | compact text | | `to_json(hits)` | list[dict] | list[dict] | ## Record Schema | Field | Example | |---|---| | `medicine` | `amoxicillin` | | `section_num` | `6.2.1` | | `section_name` | `Anti-infective medicines > Antibacterials > Access group antibiotics` | | `dosage_forms` | `["Capsule: 250 mg; 500 mg", "Oral liquid: 125 mg/5 mL"]` | ## Usage See `if __name__ == "__main__"` block in `59_WHO_EML.py` for runnable examples. ## Data - **Source**: WHO Model List of Essential
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What does the WHO-EML-query skill do?
Query the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (23rd list, 2023). Use whenever the user asks about essential medicines, WHO-recommended drugs, dosage forms, therapeutic sections, or AWaRe antibiotic classification.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add BioTender-max/awesome-bio-agent-skills --skill who_eml --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.