Search Drugs - Simplex

Python

import requests

url = 'https://api.simplex.sh/search_drugs'
headers = {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here'
}
params = {
    'query': 'wegovy 1mg'
}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, params=params)
result = response.json()
for match in result['matches']:
    print(f"{match['slug']} — {match['full_name']}")

curl -X GET "https://api.simplex.sh/search_drugs?query=wegovy+1mg" \
  -H "X-API-Key: your_api_key_here"

{
  "succeeded": true,
  "query": "<string>",
  "matches": [
    {
      "slug": "<string>",
      "full_name": "<string>",
      "medication_strength": "<string>"
    }
  ]
}

Authorizations

X-API-Key

string

header

required

Simplex API Key

Query Parameters

query

string

required

Partial or full drug name or slug to search for (e.g. "wegovy", "zepbound 5mg", "mounjaro auto-injectors", "wegovy_2.4mg_0.75ml_auto_injectors"). Matched case-insensitively against both slug and full_name, with exact > prefix > substring > token/fuzzy ranking.

limit

integer

default:10

Maximum number of matches to return (1-50). Defaults to 10.

Required range: 1 <= x <= 50

Response

200 - application/json

Search drugs response

succeeded

boolean

required

Whether the search executed successfully.

query

string

required

Echo of the query that was searched.

matches

object[]

required

Ranked list of matching drugs (best match first). Empty array if no match.

Show child attributes

Get Clinical QuestionsReturns the LOB-specific clinical question set required by the payer's policy for a given drug and diagnosis.

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Python

import requests

url = 'https://api.simplex.sh/search_drugs'
headers = {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here'
}
params = {
    'query': 'wegovy 1mg'
}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, params=params)
result = response.json()
for match in result['matches']:
    print(f"{match['slug']} — {match['full_name']}")

curl -X GET "https://api.simplex.sh/search_drugs?query=wegovy+1mg" \
  -H "X-API-Key: your_api_key_here"

{
  "succeeded": true,
  "query": "<string>",
  "matches": [
    {
      "slug": "<string>",
      "full_name": "<string>",
      "medication_strength": "<string>"
    }
  ]
}