swedish-medications

🇸🇪 Swedish Medications

A medication lookup tool for Swedish pharmaceuticals (FASS database). Built as an OpenClaw skill for AI agents, but works great standalone too.

Features

• 🔍 Quick lookup of common Swedish medications
• 💊 Brand → substance mapping (Alvedon → paracetamol)
• 📋 Key info: dosage, side effects, warnings, OTC status
• 🔗 FASS links for complete official information
• 🤖 AI-agent ready - works with OpenClaw, LangChain, etc.

Installation

For AI Agents (OpenClaw)

npm install -g swedish-medications

Then add to your OpenClaw skills:

# ~/.openclaw/config.yaml
skills:
  - swedish-medications

As a CLI Tool

npm install -g swedish-medications
fass-lookup paracetamol

As a Library

npm install swedish-medications

const { lookupMedication, findMedication } = require('swedish-medications');

// Full formatted output
console.log(lookupMedication('Alvedon'));

// Just the data
const med = findMedication('ibuprofen');
console.log(med.dose);  // "Adult: 200-400mg every 4-6h, max 1200mg/day (OTC)"

Usage

Command Line

# By substance name
fass-lookup paracetamol

# By brand name  
fass-lookup Alvedon

# Multi-word queries
fass-lookup "alvedon 500mg"

Example Output

## Swedish Medication Lookup: paracetamol

### Paracetamol (Alvedon, Panodil, Pamol)

**Use:** Pain relief, fever reduction
**Dosage:** Adult: 500-1000mg every 4-6h, max 4g/day
**OTC:** Yes (receptfritt)
**ATC Code:** N02BE01
**Warnings:** Avoid with liver disease, limit alcohol

### Full Information on FASS
🔗 https://fass.se/search?query=paracetamol

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*This is informational only. Always consult healthcare professionals for medical advice.*

For AI Agents

OpenClaw Skill

This package works as an OpenClaw skill. When installed, your AI agent can:

• Look up medications when users ask about them
• Translate between Swedish brand names and substances
• Provide dosage and safety information
• Link to official FASS documentation

Trigger phrases the agent recognizes:

• "What is Alvedon?"
• "Tell me about paracetamol"
• "Can I take Ipren for headaches?"
• "What's the dosage for sertralin?"

Using with Other Agents

The module exports clean functions you can wire into any agent framework:

const { lookupMedication, findMedication, COMMON_MEDICATIONS } = require('swedish-medications');

// For tool/function calling
const medicationTool = {
  name: "swedish_medication_lookup",
  description: "Look up Swedish medication information by name",
  parameters: {
    query: { type: "string", description: "Medication name (brand or substance)" }
  },
  execute: (params) => lookupMedication(params.query)
};

API Reference

lookupMedication(query: string): string

Returns formatted markdown with medication info and FASS link.

findMedication(query: string): object | null

Returns raw medication data object or null if not found.

{
  name: "paracetamol",
  brands: ["Alvedon", "Panodil", "Pamol"],
  use: "Pain relief, fever reduction",
  dose: "Adult: 500-1000mg every 4-6h, max 4g/day",
  otc: true,
  warnings: "Avoid with liver disease, limit alcohol",
  atc: "N02BE01"
}

getFassUrl(query: string): string

Returns the FASS.se search URL for a query.

COMMON_MEDICATIONS: object

The raw medications database object.

Supported Medications

The quick-lookup database includes common Swedish medications:

Category	Examples
Pain/Fever	Paracetamol, Ibuprofen, Diclofenac
Allergies	Loratadin, Cetirizin
Stomach	Omeprazol
Mental Health	Sertralin
Diabetes	Metformin
Cholesterol	Atorvastatin
Antibiotics	Amoxicillin

For medications not in the database, it generates a FASS search link.

Testing

npm test

Runs 26 tests covering database integrity, lookup functions, and edge cases.

Data Sources

• FASS.se - Official Swedish pharmaceutical information
• Läkemedelsverket - Swedish Medical Products Agency
• 1177.se - Swedish healthcare guide

⚠️ Disclaimer

This tool provides information only, not medical advice. Always:

• Follow prescribed dosages
• Consult healthcare professionals for medical decisions
• Check official sources (FASS.se) for complete information

License

MIT © Birger Moëll

Made with 🇸🇪 for the Swedish healthcare community