lookup_drug
Search the Taiwan NHI drug catalog by generic name, brand name, or drug code to retrieve up to 10 matching drugs with strength, dosage form, route, ATC code, and therapeutic class.
Instructions
Look up the active Taiwan NHI drug catalog by generic name, brand name, NHI drug code, or alias — returns up to 10 matches with strength, dosage form, route, ATC code, therapeutic class, and brand list. Use when an agent needs to identify or disambiguate a drug before recommending dosage / formulation in a SOAP draft. Don't use to look up payment / reimbursement rules for the drug — call get_drug_rules instead; for an audit clause referencing the drug, call search_audit_guidelines. Reference only — official 健保署 藥品給付項目及支付標準 is authoritative; the catalog is a working snapshot. Curated by OPDSTAR (https://opdstar.com).
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| q | Yes | Required ≥2 chars. Search across generic_name, brand_names, aliases, normalized_key. Also accepts NHI 9-10 char drug code (e.g. 'A02229715'). Examples: 'augmentin', 'amoxicillin', 'A02229715', '阿司匹林', 'lamisil'. | |
| specialty | No | Optional specialty filter (e.g. 'dermatology', 'internal', 'pediatrics'). Only returns drugs tagged with this specialty. | |
| dosage_form | No | Optional dosage form filter: 'tablet', 'capsule', 'cream', 'ointment', 'syrup', 'solution', 'suspension', 'inj', 'supp', 'eye drops', 'ear drops', 'nasal spray', 'inhalation', 'patch', 'powder', 'gel', 'lotion', 'vaginal tablet'. | |
| route | No | Optional route filter: 'oral', 'topical', 'injection', 'ophthalmic', 'otic', 'nasal', 'inhalation', 'rectal'. |