Look up Swedish medication information from FASS (Farmaceutiska Specialiteter i Sverige). Use when users ask about medications, drugs, läkemedel, dosages, side effects (biverkningar), interactions, or need to understand prescriptions in Sweden. Covers all medications approved for use in Sweden.
Look up information about medications approved in Sweden using FASS (the official Swedish pharmaceutical database).
CLI lookup:
fass-lookup paracetamol
fass-lookup Alvedon
fass-lookup "alvedon 500mg"
Node.js usage:
const { lookupMedication, findMedication, searchMedications, getDatabaseStats } = require('swedish-medications');
// Formatted markdown output
console.log(lookupMedication('Alvedon'));
// Raw data
const med = findMedication('ibuprofen');
console.log(med.dose);
// Multi-result search
console.log(searchMedications('insulin', 5));
// Database stats
console.log(getDatabaseStats());
Direct script (dev/test):
node scripts/fass_lookup.js "paracetamol"
When a user asks "What is Alvedon?" or "Tell me about paracetamol":
When a user asks "Can I take X with Y?":
When a user asks about dosing:
When a user asks "What ADHD medications are available?" or "Search insulin medications":
lookupMedication(query: string): stringReturns formatted markdown with medication info and FASS link.
findMedication(query: string): object | nullReturns raw medication data object. Checks curated list first, then full database.
searchMedications(query: string, limit?: number): arrayReturns multiple matching medications (new in v2.0).
getDatabaseStats(): objectReturns { curated: 23, full: 9064, substances: 1353 }.
getFassUrl(query: string): stringReturns the FASS.se search URL for a query.
See references/common-medications.md for quick reference on frequently asked medications.
See references/atc-codes.md for understanding medication classification.