INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL

rxnorm_find_rxcui_by_name

Find RxNorm concept IDs (RxCUIs) matching a drug name string.

usefulapi.ionone authenticationAvailability not checked

LIVE ENDPOINT

https://rxnorm.usefulapi.io/mcp

No auth detected

Connect to this endpoint to inspect the live schema for rxnorm_find_rxcui_by_name and invoke it with your own arguments.

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Inferred read-only · medium confidence · heuristic, not a guarantee.

No write-capable action terms were found; this is not proof that invocation has no side effects.

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.rxnorm-mcp]
url = "https://rxnorm.usefulapi.io/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rxnorm-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://rxnorm.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: rxnorm-mcp
Remote MCP URL: https://rxnorm.usefulapi.io/mcp

Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rxnorm-mcp": {
      "url": "https://rxnorm.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "rxnorm-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://rxnorm.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "rxnorm-mcp",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://rxnorm.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

rxnorm_get_drugs — Search drug products (all term types) matching a name, grouped by concept type.
rxnorm_get_concept_properties — Get the RxNorm properties (name, synonym, tty, language, suppress, umlscui) of a concept.
rxnorm_get_related_by_type — Get concepts related to a concept, restricted to the specified term types.
rxnorm_get_all_related — Get every concept directly or indirectly related to a concept (all term types).
rxnorm_get_ndcs — Get the NDCs (National Drug Codes) associated with a concept.
rxnorm_get_history_status — Get the status, history and attributes of a concept (active, remapped, quantified, etc).
rxnorm_get_property — Get a named property (category, name, value) of a concept, e.
rxnorm_get_spelling_suggestions — Get spelling suggestions for a possibly-misspelled drug name.