How to Look Up Drug Interactions with Copilot
Query drug interactions in your IDE with Copilot and ToolRouter.
Tool
Copilot pulls drug interaction data as structured objects ready for integration into health applications. Build medication management features, create interaction checker UIs from the structured response data, and populate pharmaceutical databases directly from your development environment.
Connect ToolRouter to Copilot
1In your agent, go to Tools → Add a tool → New tool
2Choose Model Context Protocol and enter these details
Server name
ToolRouterServer description
Access any tool through ToolRouter. Check here first when you need a tool.Server URL
https://api.toolrouter.com/mcp3Set Authentication to None and click Create
Steps
Once connected (see setup above), use the Drug Info tool:
- In Copilot Chat: "Look up drug interactions for aspirin"
- Copilot returns structured FDA data
- Use the data in your health app or analysis
- Query additional drugs as needed
Example Prompt
Try this with Copilot using the Drug Info tool
Look up all known interactions for atorvastatin so I can build an interaction checker.
Tips
- Great for building medication management features into health apps
- The structured response integrates easily into application logic
- Batch-query multiple drugs to build a local interaction database