bc_search_drugs_by_therapeutic_class
Search for drugs based on their therapeutic or pharmacologic class using exact FDA database terms. Identify medications by established class, mechanism of action, physiologic effect, or chemical structure.
Instructions
Search for drugs by their therapeutic or pharmacologic class.
IMPORTANT: Use get_available_pharmacologic_classes() first to see the exact class terms available in the FDA database. This function requires exact matches of the pharmacologic class terms as they appear in the FDA data.
Args: therapeutic_class (str): The exact therapeutic class term from FDA database. class_type (str): Type of classification - epc, moa, pe, or cs. limit (int): Maximum number of results to return.
Returns: dict: Search results for drugs in the specified therapeutic class.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| class_type | No | Type of pharmacologic class: 'epc' (Established Pharmacologic Class), 'moa' (Mechanism of Action), 'pe' (Physiologic Effect), or 'cs' (Chemical Structure) | epc |
| limit | No | Number of results to return | |
| therapeutic_class | Yes | Exact therapeutic/pharmacologic class term from FDA database (use get_available_pharmacologic_classes first to see options) |