US medication lookup: drug search, forms and strengths, NDC/RxCUI, recalls, shortages.
Connect Remote server
claude mcp add --transport http pillwise https://api.pillwise.dev/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>"
{
"mcpServers": {
"pillwise": {
"url": "https://api.pillwise.dev/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"pillwise": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://api.pillwise.dev/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}
Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector
URL: https://api.pillwise.dev/mcp
Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools 9 found in our last check
search_medicationsTypeahead search by what a person calls a medication: brand, ingredient or everyday name. Returns brand and ingredient groups in the order a person would pick, not packages.
get_form_optionsThe forms (tablet, liquid, patch…) and strengths a medication comes in, with labels for people and values to send back. Use the id from a search hit.
get_drugThe full record for a Pillwise drug id: names, ingredients, form, strength, packages and recalls.
get_packagesThe package NDCs that belong to a Pillwise drug id.
lookup_ndcThe package and drug for an NDC: 11 digits, 10 with hyphens (4-4-2, 5-3-2 or 5-4-1), or a product NDC. A bare 10-digit code is matched only as listed; no padding is guessed.
lookup_rxcuiThe clinical drug for an RxCUI.
list_recallsDrug recalls, filtered by at least one of ndc, drug_id or since.
list_shortagesDrug shortages, filtered by at least one of ndc or drug_id.
catalog_freshnessHow current the catalog is: the snapshot served and when it was built.
Headers
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
AuthorizationRequired, secret | Pillwise API key as a bearer token. Free sandbox keys (pw_test_) at https://pillwise.dev |
Details
| Endpoint | https://api.pillwise.dev/mcp (Streamable HTTP) |
| First published | 17 Oct 2026 |
| Last updated | 17 Oct 2026 |
| Registry name | dev.pillwise/pillwise |
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