How to Research Side Effects with Copilot
Query FDA adverse events in your IDE with Copilot and ToolRouter.
Tool
Copilot retrieves adverse event data as structured objects for building health information features. Parse side effect frequencies into UI components, create drug comparison dashboards from the structured output, and build safety information displays directly from the API response format.
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: "Check adverse events for ibuprofen"
- Copilot returns structured adverse event data
- Use the data in your health application
- Query additional drugs for comparison
Example Prompt
Try this with Copilot using the Drug Info tool
Pull adverse event data for acetaminophen so I can display safety information in our app.
Tips
- Structured response format makes it easy to parse into UI components
- Build side effect comparison features using multiple queries
- Cache results since adverse event data changes slowly