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get-drug-by-generic-name

Retrieve all brand versions of a generic drug by entering its active ingredient name. Ideal for identifying alternative drug brands when only the generic name is known.

Instructions

Get drug information by generic (active ingredient) name. Useful when you know the generic name but not the brand name. Returns all brand versions of the generic drug.

Input Schema

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
genericNameYesGeneric drug name (active ingredient)
limitNoMaximum number of results to return

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{ "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "additionalProperties": false, "properties": { "genericName": { "description": "Generic drug name (active ingredient)", "type": "string" }, "limit": { "default": 5, "description": "Maximum number of results to return", "type": "number" } }, "required": [ "genericName" ], "type": "object" }

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