Drug Similar Indications

Drugs with Similar Indications

Overview

This endpoint retrieves a list of drugs that have indications similar to a specified drug, based on the Drug ID. It's useful for understanding alternative treatments or therapies that share similar medical indications.

HTTP Request

GET https://www.britelink.io/api/v1/drugs/<ID>/similar_indications

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
ID	The unique identifier (Drug ID) of the drug for which to retrieve drugs with similar indications.

Response Structure

The response is a JSON object containing a similar_indications key. This key maps to an array of objects, each representing a drug with similar indications to the input drug. The structure of each object in this array is as follows:

drug: An object containing information about the similar drug.
- name: Name of the similar drug.
- britelinkId: Drug ID of the similar drug.
from: An object describing the relationship from the input drug to the similar drug.
- concept: An object representing a medical condition.
- indication: An object representing the indication details.
to: An object describing the relationship from the similar drug to the input drug.
- concept: An object representing a medical condition.
- indication: An object representing the indication details.

Each indication object includes details such as kind, off_label, otc_use, route, dose_form, dose_strength, age_groups, drug, regions, condition, and other relevant information.

Example Request

curl -L 'https://www.britelink.io/api/v1/drugs/DB00675/similar_indications' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer BRITE_API_KEY'

Example Response

{
  "similar_indications": [
    {
      "drug": {
        "name": "Tylenol",
        "britelinkId": "clqjl06p4000449l7qe6kop1g"
      },
      "from": {
        "concept": {
          "title": "Mild to Moderate Pain, Fever",
          "britelinkId": "clqklnm4u001j49c9h2a0u05i"
        },
        "indication": {
          "kind": "Pain relief (analgesic) Fever reduction (antipyretic)",
          "offLabel": false,
          "otcUse": true,
          "route": [],
          "doseForm": ["Oral", "tablet", "oral"]
        }
      },
      "to": {
        "concept": {
          "title": "Mild to Moderate Pain, Fever",
          "britelinkId": "clqklnm4u001j49c9h2a0u05i"
        },
        "indication": {
          "kind": "Pain relief (analgesic) Fever reduction (antipyretic)",
          "offLabel": false,
          "otcUse": true,
          "route": [],
          "doseForm": ["Oral", "tablet", "oral"]
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

Usage Notes

This endpoint is valuable for exploring alternative drugs and understanding the breadth of treatments available for similar conditions.
Ensure that the DrugID provided is valid to get accurate and relevant results.
The response provides comprehensive details, including the relationship and conditions associated with the similar drugs, offering deep insights into potential treatment paths.

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