# RxList Drug Information Scraper (`muhammadafzal/rxlist-drug-information-scraper`) Actor

Scrape public RxList drug monographs for drug names, generic names, drug class, review metadata, dosage, uses, side effects, interactions, warnings, and patient information for research and agent workflows.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/muhammadafzal/rxlist-drug-information-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Muhammad Afzal](https://apify.com/muhammadafzal) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Other, Integrations
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $10.00 / 1,000 drug monographs

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## RxList Drug Information Scraper

Scrape public RxList drug monographs for research, medical-content indexing, medication reference datasets, and agent workflows. The Actor returns one structured record per validated monograph.

### What it extracts

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `drugName`, `genericName` | Brand/page name and related generic name when RxList exposes it |
| `drugClass` | Drug classification from page metadata when available |
| `lastReviewed`, `reviewedBy` | Review metadata from the page's structured data |
| `sections` | Available text for description, uses, dosage, side effects, interactions, warnings, precautions, overdose, contraindications, clinical pharmacology, and patient information |
| `sourceUrl`, `canonicalUrl` | Public source and canonical page URLs |

### Input

Use `drugNames` for names such as `Ativan`, `Eliquis`, or `Prozac`. Use `startUrls` for exact public pages such as `https://www.rxlist.com/ativan-drug.htm`; exact URLs replace names. `maxResults` caps output records and result events.

Example:

```json
{
  "drugNames": ["Ativan", "Eliquis"],
  "maxResults": 2
}
```

### Output

Each dataset item has a stable `recordId`, page metadata, and a `sections` object. Run diagnostics are stored in the `SUMMARY` and `OUTPUT` key-value records.

```json
{
  "drugName": "Ativan",
  "genericName": "Lorazepam",
  "drugClass": "Anxiolytics, Benzodiazepines",
  "sectionNames": ["description", "uses", "dosage", "warnings"],
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.rxlist.com/ativan-drug.htm"
}
```

### Pricing

| Event | Price |
| --- | ---: |
| Run start | $0.01 |
| Validated monograph | $0.01 |

The default input requests up to 10 monographs, so the maximum event charge is $0.11 including the start event. A one-result run is $0.02 including the start event. Platform compute charges, if applicable, are separate according to Apify's current pricing rules.

### Reliability and limits

The Actor uses direct static HTML requests with bounded concurrency and retries. It reports empty, blocked, rejected, partial, and failed outcomes in `SUMMARY` instead of fabricating medication records. It accepts up to 20 names or exact URLs and does not use login sessions, submit forms, bypass challenges, or provide medical advice.

RxList content must be independently reviewed by a qualified healthcare professional before clinical use. This Actor is for public-information extraction, not diagnosis, treatment, prescribing, or emergency guidance.

# Actor input Schema

## `drugNames` (type: `array`):

Drug names such as Ativan, Eliquis, or Prozac. Used when exact URLs are empty.

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Public RxList monograph URLs such as https://www.rxlist.com/ativan-drug.htm. These replace drug names.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum records and dataset-item events. Range 1–20.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "drugNames": [
    "Ativan"
  ],
  "startUrls": [],
  "maxResults": 3
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

## `summary` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "drugNames": [
        "Ativan"
    ],
    "startUrls": [],
    "maxResults": 3
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("muhammadafzal/rxlist-drug-information-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "drugNames": ["Ativan"],
    "startUrls": [],
    "maxResults": 3,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("muhammadafzal/rxlist-drug-information-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "drugNames": [
    "Ativan"
  ],
  "startUrls": [],
  "maxResults": 3
}' |
apify call muhammadafzal/rxlist-drug-information-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,muhammadafzal/rxlist-drug-information-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/Rokjnvfg28ZDxs7LS/builds/SfgSdUeWdJgwb5ggY/openapi.json