Life sciences & medicine
Drugs & targets
Targets, bioactivity, adverse events and labels from ChEMBL and openFDA.
1 credit / call|lookup_drug
Once connected, say this to your agent
What are the known targets and top adverse events for semaglutide?
Example
YOU SAY TO YOUR AGENT
What are the known targets and most reported adverse events for semaglutide?
On the right: the call your agent makes and the reply it got on 2026-10-13, shortened to the first records and a few of their fields.
lookup_drug({
"name": "semaglutide"
})
{
"summary": "SEMAGLUTIDE (CHEMBL2108724): Protein, max phase 4. mechanisms: Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist. most reported FAERS terms (spontaneous report counts, not incidence): nausea 10674, off label use 7325, vomiting 6964. FDA label found (boxed warning: yes). Research data lookup only — not medical advice.",
"records": [
{
"title": "SEMAGLUTIDE",
"url": "https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL2108724",
"source": "chembl",
"license": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
"data": {
"chemblId": "CHEMBL2108724",
"maxPhase": 4,
"firstApproval": 2017,
"mechanisms": [
{
"mechanism": "Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist",
"action": "AGONIST",
"targetChemblId": "CHEMBL1784"
}
]
}
},
{
"title": "FAERS spontaneous adverse event reports mentioning semaglutide",
"url": "https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/event/",
"source": "openfda",
"data": {
"totalReports": 73001,
"reactions": [
{
"term": "NAUSEA",
"reports": 10674
},
{
"term": "OFF LABEL USE",
"reports": 7325
},
{
"term": "VOMITING",
"reports": 6964
}
]
}
}
],
"credits_used": 1
}What you get
- Targets, activity values and FAERS counts
Good fit
- Pharmacology and drug repurposing
Not for
- Medical advice
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Frequently asked questions
Your agent calls lookup_drug over MCP. ScholarMuse queries ChEMBL, openFDA and returns records, each with its source, licence and a link you can check.
No. It costs 1 credit per call, charged only when the call succeeds. A new account gets 50 credits once, valid for 30 days.
Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI and any other client that supports MCP.
Yes. The same tools (lookup_drug) are available over the REST API.




