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drug and ICD-10 lookup web service for my web app

I want to lookup drugs (by name) and ICD-10 codes (by keyword or code) in my web portal. Users will enter keywords and select from an auto-complete list in my portal.

I tried the MedlinePlus, but I can't seem to get the ICD-10 to work. It also doesn't support lookup by keyword.

https://apps.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/services/mpconnect_service.cfm?mainSearchCriteria.v.cs=2.16.840.1.113883.6.90&mainSearchCriteria.v.c=A0101&informationRecipient.languageCode.c=en

This query doesn't return any records. In this example, I am trying to look for ICD-10 code "A0101".

How can I achieve this? Any help is appreciated.

Solution

  • Add an output format, JSON, for example;

    https://apps.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/services/mpconnect_service.cfm?mainSearchCriteria.v.cs=2.16.840.1.113883.6.90&mainSearchCriteria.v.c=I25.110&knowledgeResponseType=application/json

    This example uses JSON and returns results. I've replaced the code A0101 with I25.1.10 that you used. A0101 with the JSON output request shows that 0 results were found, ie- the code is not used. When used with my example, the results are returned in the 'entry' subsection of 'feed' array.