brazil_pharma_medicines
Queries official Maximum Consumer Prices (PMC) and Factory Prices (PF) for 26,635+ regulated medicines in Brazil from CMED/ANVISA, including state-specific ICMS tax brackets (18% to 20%), active ingredients, laboratory, presentation, and 100% free dispensing eligibility under the federal Farmacia Popular program (PFPB). When to use: Look up official regulated medicine ceiling prices (PMC), verify generic active ingredient equivalence, or check free dispensing status under Farmacia Popular across Brazilian states. When NOT to use: Do NOT use for supermarket personal care products (use brazil_grocery_basket) or non-pharmaceutical price queries. Read-only and idempotent operation; no authentication required up to 60 req/min (returns up to 15 matching presentations per call).
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| uf | No | Two-letter Brazilian state code (e.g., 'sp', 'rj', 'mg', 'ba') to apply accurate regional ICMS tax bracket. Defaults to 'sp'. | sp |
| busca | Yes | Commercial brand name or active pharmaceutical ingredient in Portuguese (e.g., 'dipirona', 'losartana', 'metformina', 'insulina', 'amoxicilina', 'paracetamol'). Defaults to 'losartana'. | losartana |
| categoria | No | Regulatory medicine category filter: 'todos' (all regulated CMED entries), 'farmacia_popular' (100% free SUS program medicines), 'genericos' (bioequivalent generics), 'referencia' (innovator reference drugs), 'similares' (similar branded drugs). Defaults to 'todos'. | todos |