`taiwan_fda_drug_search`

Pack: taiwan-fda-drugs · 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/taiwan_fda_drug_search for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Search the Taiwan FDA register of drug licences (about 66,000 licences: valid, cancelled and revoked) by product name in Chinese or English, active ingredient (as the register writes it, in English capitals), or licence holder or manufacturer. Every word must match the start of a word; Chinese needs two or more characters. Returns each licence’s Chinese and English name, active ingredient, holder, licence number, status as the register states it (blank = no cancellation; 已註銷 cancelled; 已廢止 revoked) with an English reading, dosage form, category with an English name, issue and expiry dates; valid licences first, newest first. Use taiwan_fda_drug_get for the full record. Answered from a stored copy of the register; every answer carries its data date.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Name, ingredient or company words in Chinese or English, e.g. “aspirin”, “阿斯匹靈” or “Pfizer”.
`by`	string	no	Where to look: any (product name, Chinese or English, or active ingredient; default), brand (product name), ingredient, or holder (licence holder or manufacturer name).
`status`	string	no	Optional: active = licences with no cancellation stated; cancelled (已註銷); revoked (已廢止); inactive = cancelled or revoked. Note an active licence can still be past its expiry date (see expiry_passed).
`limit`	number	no	Max results (1-50, default 20).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "阿斯匹靈",
  "limit": 5
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/taiwan-fda-drugs/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"taiwan_fda_drug_search","arguments":{"query":"阿斯匹靈","limit":5}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('taiwan_fda_drug_search', {
  "query": "阿斯匹靈",
  "limit": 5
});

More examples

{
  "query": "aspirin",
  "by": "ingredient",
  "status": "active",
  "limit": 5
}

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`found`	boolean
`answered_from`	string
`data_as_of`	string
`source_file_date`	string
`source`	string
`attribution`	string
`query`	string
`by`	string
`status_filter`	null \| string
`total_matches`	number
`returned`	number
`results`	array
`note`	string \| null
`empty_reason`	string \| null
`reason`	string \| null
`message`	string \| null
`hint`	string \| null

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "found": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "answered_from": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "data_as_of": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "source_file_date": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "source": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "attribution": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "by": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "status_filter": {
      "type": [
        "null",
        "string"
      ]
    },
    "total_matches": {
      "type": "number"
    },
    "returned": {
      "type": "number"
    },
    "results": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "name_zh": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "name_en": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "active_ingredient": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "holder": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "licence_number": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "status": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "status_en": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "licence_type_en": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "dosage_form": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "category": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "category_en": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "issue_date": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "expiry_date": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "expiry_passed": {
            "type": [
              "boolean",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "manufacturer_countries": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": [
                "string",
                "null"
              ]
            }
          }
        },
        "additionalProperties": true
      }
    },
    "note": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "empty_reason": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "reason": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "message": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "hint": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": true
}

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 taiwan-fda-drugs pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "taiwan-fda-drugs": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/taiwan-fda-drugs/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

taiwan_fda_drug_search