`mfds_drug_search`

Pack: mfds-drugs · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/mfds_drug_search for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Search SOUTH KOREA’s licensed medicines register (MFDS, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety; 식품의약품안전처 의약품통합정보) by Korean or English brand name, English active ingredient, or holder company: 한국 허가 의약품 검색. Returns per product: Korean and English brand name, holder, authorisation number and date, status (authorised / withdrawn / expired / cancelled), main ingredient, ATC code, prescription or OTC class, import or domestic. 15 per page, 1-based page. Zero matches returns empty_reason. Keyless. Example: mfds_drug_search({ query: “타이레놀” }) or mfds_drug_search({ query: “acetaminophen”, by: “ingredient” })

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Korean brand (“타이레놀”), English brand (“Tylenol”), English ingredient (“acetaminophen”) or holder company
`by`	string	no	What the query is. auto (default): Korean text = brand name; Latin text = English brand name, then English ingredient if none.
`status`	string	no	Restrict by register status (default all)
`limit`	number	no	Max results from the page, 1-15 (default and max 15: the register pages by 15)
`page`	number	no	Page number, 1-based. Use next_page from the previous response.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "타이레놀"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mfds-drugs/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"mfds_drug_search","arguments":{"query":"타이레놀"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('mfds_drug_search', {
  "query": "타이레놀"
});

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`source`	string
`jurisdiction`	string
`data_as_of`	string
`found`	boolean
`query`	string \| null
`matched_on`	string \| null
`total`	number \| null
`page`	number \| null
`total_pages`	number \| null
`has_more`	boolean \| null
`next_page`	string \| null
`count`	number \| null
`results`	array
`empty_reason`	string \| null
`reason`	string \| null
`hint`	string \| null
`note`	string \| null

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "source": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "jurisdiction": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "data_as_of": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "found": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "query": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "matched_on": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "total": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "page": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "total_pages": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "has_more": {
      "type": [
        "boolean",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "next_page": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "count": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "results": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "brand_name_ko": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "brand_name_en": {
            "type": [
              "null",
              "string"
            ]
          },
          "holder_ko": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "holder_en": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "authorisation_number": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "authorisation_date": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "status": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "status_register": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "status_date": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "active_ingredient_ko": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "active_ingredient_en": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "prescription_class": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "product_class": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "new_drug_class": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "manufacture_or_import": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "country": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "atc_code": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "detail_url": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          }
        },
        "additionalProperties": true
      }
    },
    "empty_reason": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "reason": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "hint": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "note": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": true
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect to just the mfds-drugs pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mfds-drugs": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mfds-drugs/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

mfds_drug_search