APIs

Drug Interaction API

getInteractionSources

Information returned
Sources of the interactions
Service domain
https://rxnav.nlm.nih.gov
HTTP request
GET  /REST/interaction/sources.xml

Description

Get all of the sources of the interactions.

Upcoming Changes On or About January 2, 2024:

The Drug-Drug Interaction API will be discontinued on or about January 2, 2024. RxNav's Interactions tab will also be removed.

Parameters

ParameterLocationUseDescriptionDefault
formatPathOptional

Notation for results

One of:
.xml
Get results in XML
.json
Get results in JSON
.xml

Note that HTTP requires that query parameters be "URL encoded". For full information on URL encoding, please refer to IETF RFC 3986, "Uniform Resource Identifier".

Output structure

Results are available as either XML or JSON.

  • The XML result has the root element interactiondata. It is described in the XML Schema for the Drug Interaction API; the relevant element structure is summarized below. Elements that would be empty might be left out.

  • The JSON result is an object {...}, analogous to the content of the XML interactiondata. Fields that might occur multiple times in the XML are expressed as an array. Fields that would be empty might be null or left out. Numbers are expressed as strings.

Both XML and JSON results follow the same outline:

interactiondata
Root element in XML, or anonymous object in JSON
nlmDisclaimer
sourceList
Collection of interaction sources
source (array)
Source of interaction information

Example: Interaction sources

XML: https://rxnav.nlm.nih.gov/REST/interaction/sources

JSON: https://rxnav.nlm.nih.gov/REST/interaction/sources.json

An XML result is shown below.

<interactiondata>
    <nlmDisclaimer>It is not the intention of NLM to provide specific medical advice, but rather to provide users with information to better understand their health and their medications. NLM urges you to consult with a qualified physician for advice about medications.</nlmDisclaimer>
    <sourceList>
        <source>DrugBank</source>
        <source>ONCHigh</source>
    </sourceList>
</interactiondata>