# How to query ANVISA medication data through an API

Find pharmaceutical records sourced from ANVISA in IaBula and interpret registrations, companies and categories with provenance.

Canonical: https://iabula.com/docs/en/guides/consultar-medicamento-anvisa-api

## Independent integration with Brazilian data

IaBula provides an integration contract over adopted data resources, including ANVISA's open registered-medication data. It is not an official ANVISA API and does not provide complete access to the agency's systems.

## Search and retrieve details

```bash
curl --fail-with-body --get "$IABULA_API_BASE/v1/medications/search" \
  --header "X-API-Key: $IABULA_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode 'q=dipirona' \
  --data-urlencode 'limit=20'
```

Choose a search record and retrieve GET /v1/medications/{id}. Inspect registrations, companies and categories alongside evidence. Objects are included when supported by the catalog; do not replace null fields with estimates.

## Interpret information in its source context

Check evidence class, dataset, retrieval date and available references. Registration dates and status describe source-published facts, not real-time coverage. Regulatory categories do not indicate treatment. File changes are not equivalent to regulatory decisions about medication.

- [ANVISA/CMED/DCB provenance](https://iabula.com/docs/en/provenance)
- [Medication details](https://iabula.com/docs/en/medications)
- [Published changes](https://iabula.com/docs/en/changes)

## Resources

- [OpenAPI JSON](https://iabula.com/openapi.json)
- [Swagger](https://iabula.com/docs/swagger)
- [Documentation index](https://iabula.com/llms.txt)