drugbank_drug_names

Pack: drugbank · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/drugbank_drug_names for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Look up a drug by name or product. Resolves a query string to matching DrugBank drugs/products and their DrugBank IDs. Example: drugbank_drug_names({ query: “lipitor”, _apiKey: “your-key” })

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
querystringyesDrug or product name to search for, e.g. “lipitor”, “atorvastatin”.
_apiKeystringyesDrugBank API key (commercial; trial keys at dev.drugbank.com).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "lipitor",
  "_apiKey": "your-drugbank-api-key"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/drugbank/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"drugbank_drug_names","arguments":{"query":"lipitor","_apiKey":"your-drugbank-api-key"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('drugbank_drug_names', {
  "query": "lipitor",
  "_apiKey": "your-drugbank-api-key"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "atorvastatin",
  "_apiKey": "your-drugbank-api-key"
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Connect to just the drugbank pack
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "drugbank": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/drugbank/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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