RxClass API
getClassByRxNormDrugName
- Information returned
- Classes containing a drug of the specified name
- Service domain
- https://rxnav.nlm.nih.gov
- HTTP request
- GETÂ /REST/rxclass/class/byDrugName.xml?drugName=value&relaSource=value&relas=values
Description
Get the classes that directly contain drugName or any product or ingredient related to it (see default paths). The result can be filtered by drug-class sources (relaSource parameter) and relations (relas parameter).
See the RxClass Overview for more details on the sources of drug-class relations and the relationship values.
Parameters
Parameter | Location | Use | Description | Default |
---|---|---|---|---|
format | Path | Optional | Notation for results One of:
| .xml |
drugName | Query | Required | Name of a generic or branded drug | |
relaSource | Query | Optional | Source of drug-class relationships (See getSourcesOfDrugClassRelations for the menu.) | ALL |
relas | Query | Optional | Relationship(s) the drug may have to the class (when relaSource is also specified) (Space-separated list. See getRelas for the menu.) | ALL |
All query parameters are case-insensitive.
Note that HTTP requires that query parameters be "URL encoded". For instance, a "space-separated list" will, in practice, usually appear to use either a plus sign (+) or %20 as the separator. 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 rxclassdata. It is described in the XML Schema for the RxClass 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 rxclassdata. 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:
- rxclassdata
- Root element in XML, or anonymous object in JSON
- rxclassDrugInfoList
- rxclassDrugInfo (array)
- minConcept
- Drug that is a class member
- rxcui
- RxNorm identifier
- name
- Drug name
- tty
- Drug term type
- rxclassMinConceptItem
- Drug class
- classId
- Class identifier (an ID in the namespace of the class source)
- className
- Class name
- classType
- Class type (ATC1-4, CHEM, DISPOS, EPC, VA, etc.)
- classUrl
- Link to the class source
- rela
- Member relationship that defines the class
- relaSource
- Drug-member relationship source
See also
Example: Classes that MED-RT associates by "may_treat" with morphine
An XML result is shown below.
<rxclassdata> <rxclassDrugInfoList> <rxclassDrugInfo> <minConcept> <rxcui>235751</rxcui> <name>morphine hydrochloride</name> <tty>PIN</tty> </minConcept> <rxclassMinConceptItem> <classId>D004417</classId> <className>Dyspnea</className> <classType>DISEASE</classType> </rxclassMinConceptItem> <rela>may_treat</rela> <relaSource>MEDRT</relaSource> </rxclassDrugInfo> <rxclassDrugInfo> <minConcept> <rxcui>235751</rxcui> <name>morphine hydrochloride</name> <tty>PIN</tty> </minConcept> <rxclassMinConceptItem> <classId>D010148</classId> <className>Pain, Intractable</className> <classType>DISEASE</classType> </rxclassMinConceptItem> <rela>may_treat</rela> <relaSource>MEDRT</relaSource> </rxclassDrugInfo> <rxclassDrugInfo> <minConcept> <rxcui>235774</rxcui> <name>morphine tartrate</name> <tty>PIN</tty> </minConcept> <rxclassMinConceptItem> <classId>D004417</classId> <className>Dyspnea</className> <classType>DISEASE</classType> </rxclassMinConceptItem> <rela>may_treat</rela> <relaSource>MEDRT</relaSource> </rxclassDrugInfo> <rxclassDrugInfo> <minConcept> <rxcui>235774</rxcui> <name>morphine tartrate</name> <tty>PIN</tty> </minConcept> <rxclassMinConceptItem> <classId>D010148</classId> <className>Pain, Intractable</className> <classType>DISEASE</classType> </rxclassMinConceptItem> <rela>may_treat</rela> <relaSource>MEDRT</relaSource> </rxclassDrugInfo> <rxclassDrugInfo> <minConcept> <rxcui>30236</rxcui> <name>morphine sulfate</name> <tty>PIN</tty> </minConcept> <rxclassMinConceptItem> <classId>D004417</classId> <className>Dyspnea</className> <classType>DISEASE</classType> </rxclassMinConceptItem> <rela>may_treat</rela> <relaSource>MEDRT</relaSource> </rxclassDrugInfo> <rxclassDrugInfo> <minConcept> <rxcui>30236</rxcui> <name>morphine sulfate</name> <tty>PIN</tty> </minConcept> <rxclassMinConceptItem> <classId>D010148</classId> <className>Pain, Intractable</className> <classType>DISEASE</classType> </rxclassMinConceptItem> <rela>may_treat</rela> <relaSource>MEDRT</relaSource> </rxclassDrugInfo> <rxclassDrugInfo> <minConcept> <rxcui>7052</rxcui> <name>morphine</name> <tty>IN</tty> </minConcept> <rxclassMinConceptItem> <classId>D004417</classId> <className>Dyspnea</className> <classType>DISEASE</classType> </rxclassMinConceptItem> <rela>may_treat</rela> <relaSource>MEDRT</relaSource> </rxclassDrugInfo> <rxclassDrugInfo> <minConcept> <rxcui>7052</rxcui> <name>morphine</name> <tty>IN</tty> </minConcept> <rxclassMinConceptItem> <classId>D010148</classId> <className>Pain, Intractable</className> <classType>DISEASE</classType> </rxclassMinConceptItem> <rela>may_treat</rela> <relaSource>MEDRT</relaSource> </rxclassDrugInfo> </rxclassDrugInfoList> </rxclassdata>
Example: ATC classes containing atorvastatin
XML: https://rxnav.nlm.nih.gov/REST/rxclass/class/byDrugName?drugName=atorvastatin&relaSource=ATC
JSON: https://rxnav.nlm.nih.gov/REST/rxclass/class/byDrugName.json?drugName=atorvastatin&relaSource=ATC
An XML result is shown below.
<rxclassdata> <rxclassDrugInfoList> <rxclassDrugInfo> <minConcept> <rxcui>1422085</rxcui> <name>atorvastatin / ezetimibe</name> <tty>MIN</tty> </minConcept> <rxclassMinConceptItem> <classId>C10BA</classId> <className>Combinations of various lipid modifying agents</className> <classType>ATC1-4</classType> </rxclassMinConceptItem> <rela/> <relaSource>ATC</relaSource> </rxclassDrugInfo> <rxclassDrugInfo> <minConcept> <rxcui>404773</rxcui> <name>amlodipine / atorvastatin</name> <tty>MIN</tty> </minConcept> <rxclassMinConceptItem> <classId>C10BX</classId> <className>Lipid modifying agents in combination with other drugs</className> <classType>ATC1-4</classType> </rxclassMinConceptItem> <rela/> <relaSource>ATC</relaSource> </rxclassDrugInfo> <rxclassDrugInfo> <minConcept> <rxcui>83367</rxcui> <name>atorvastatin</name> <tty>IN</tty> </minConcept> <rxclassMinConceptItem> <classId>C10AA</classId> <className>HMG CoA reductase inhibitors</className> <classType>ATC1-4</classType> </rxclassMinConceptItem> <rela/> <relaSource>ATC</relaSource> </rxclassDrugInfo> </rxclassDrugInfoList> </rxclassdata>