pharmgkb.pharmacology.drug_labels
Retrieve pharmacogenomics (PGx) drug label annotations from regulatory agencies curated by PharmGKB. Supports FDA (500+ labels), EMA, PMDA (Japan), HCSC (Canada), SWISSMEDIC, and AEMPS (Spain). Each annotation links a drug label to PGx biomarkers, indicates whether it includes dosing guidance, wh...
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What pharmgkb.pharmacology.drug_labels does on Apibase
AI agents call pharmgkb.pharmacology.drug_labels to retrieve information from Apibase without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
page | integer | — | Page number for pagination (1-indexed). Each page returns up to 100 results. FDA source has 500+ annotations. |
source | string | — | Regulatory authority whose drug label annotations to retrieve. FDA=US Food & Drug Administration (largest set), EMA=European Medicines Agency, PMDA=Japan, HCSC= |
dosing_only | boolean | — | When true, return only labels that include pharmacogenomics-based dosing information (dosingInformation=true). Useful for finding actionable prescribing guidanc |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why pharmgkb.pharmacology.drug_labels is rated Low
Tool retrieves curated public medical reference data without modifying systems or executing actions.
From the tool's definition Retrieve pharmacogenomics drug label annotations from regulatory agencies
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The rule that runs pharmgkb.pharmacology.drug_labels safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Apibase, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For pharmgkb.pharmacology.drug_labels, this is the rule to start with:
pharmgkb.pharmacology.drug_labels is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Apibase, apply this rule, and every pharmgkb.pharmacology.drug_labels call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about pharmgkb.pharmacology.drug_labels
Retrieve pharmacogenomics (PGx) drug label annotations from regulatory agencies curated by PharmGKB. Supports FDA (500+ labels), EMA, PMDA (Japan), HCSC (Canada), SWISSMEDIC, and AEMPS (Spain). Each annotation links a drug label to PGx biomarkers, indicates whether it includes dosing guidance, whether an alternate drug is recommended, cancer-genome relevance, pediatric tags, and testing information. Filter to dosing-information-only labels for actionable prescribing guidance. Paginated (up to 100/page). Source: PharmGKB, CC BY-SA 4.0. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
pharmgkb.pharmacology.drug_labels accepts 3 parameters: page, source, dosing_only. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Apibase MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for pharmgkb.pharmacology.drug_labels: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Apibase. Nothing to install.
pharmgkb.pharmacology.drug_labels is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the pharmgkb.pharmacology.drug_labels rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for pharmgkb.pharmacology.drug_labels. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
pharmgkb.pharmacology.drug_labels is provided by the Apibase MCP server (apibase-mcp-client). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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