Drug shipment status in Japan (MHLW list)
drug_supply_statusRead-only
What shipment status has MHLW published for this prescription drug in Japan? Look up by YJ code, NHI price list code, or Japanese product or ingredient name. Returns the shipment status as published by MHLW (normal, limited shipment and its sub-category, supply suspended) with English labels as our translation, reason, outlook, manufacturer, MHLW dates and the previous status observed by this service. Relay only: not medical advice, not a statement about any pharmacy's stock.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | Yes | YJ code (12 characters, e.g. 4419002B1033), NHI price list code, or a Japanese product or ingredient name, e.g. 'ロキソニン' or 'アセトアミノフェン' | |
| max_results | No | Maximum number of products to return, 1-50 (default 20) |
Output Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| items | Yes | Products with their shipment status as published by MHLW. Not a suggestion of other products. | |
| query | Yes | ||
| terms | Yes | URL of the terms of service. | |
| status | Yes | found = the YJ code is in the list; matches = products whose name or ingredient contains the query; candidates = similarly spelled product names (not matches); not_in_current_list = the code was in an earlier version observed here but not in the current one; no_match_in_checked_list = nothing matched in the version checked; unknown = data stale, still loading or unreadable. | |
| history | Yes | ||
| freshness | Yes | ||
| label_note | Yes | ||
| provenance | Yes | Freshness receipts for every upstream source used. | |
| answered_at | Yes | ||
| attribution | Yes | ||
| items_total | Yes | ||
| not_covered | Yes | ||
| legal_notice | Yes | ||
| list_version | Yes | ||
| removed_item | Yes | ||
| interpretation | Yes | ||
| unknown_reason | Yes | ||
| items_truncated | Yes |