# Health Canada Drugs (npm · @pipeworx/mcp-health-canada-drugs)

Health Canada Drug Product Database (fleet #522).

- Trust score: 83/100 (high trust)
- Change this week: +4
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-11-05

## Components

- remote · `gateway.pipeworx.io`: 71/100, [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-health-canada-drugs/health-canada-drugs-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-health-canada-drugs/health-canada-drugs-mcp)
- npm · `@pipeworx/mcp-health-canada-drugs`: 83/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-health-canada-drugs/pipeworx-mcp-health-canada-drugs.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-health-canada-drugs/pipeworx-mcp-health-canada-drugs)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `@pipeworx/mcp-health-canada-drugs`
- Version: `0.2.1`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-11-05.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 100/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - No known CVEs affecting this package version or its production dependencies.
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - No production dependencies, so there is no dependency health to assess.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 97/100
  - Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL.
  - Cryptographically verified build provenance (signed, bound to pipeworx-io/mcp-health-canada-drugs).
  - Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).
  - Actively maintained (last published 3 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 66/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 634 tokens (~211/item across 3 items; 3 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 23/100
  - Stability observed for 7 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 3 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 4 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### How do I install the Health Canada Drugs MCP server?

Health Canada Drugs runs locally as an npm package, launched with npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-health-canada-drugs. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add pipeworx-io-health-canada-drugs -- npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-health-canada-drugs
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx-io-health-canada-drugs": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-health-canada-drugs"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "pipeworx-io-health-canada-drugs": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-health-canada-drugs"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add pipeworx-io-health-canada-drugs -- npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-health-canada-drugs
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "pipeworx-io-health-canada-drugs": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-health-canada-drugs"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add pipeworx-io-health-canada-drugs --command npx --arg -y --arg @pipeworx/mcp-health-canada-drugs
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  pipeworx-io-health-canada-drugs:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "@pipeworx/mcp-health-canada-drugs"]
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "pipeworx-io-health-canada-drugs": {
      "Transport": "stdio",
      "Command": "npx",
      "Arguments": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-health-canada-drugs"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add pipeworx-io-health-canada-drugs -t stdio -c npx -a -y @pipeworx/mcp-health-canada-drugs
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx-io-health-canada-drugs": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-health-canada-drugs"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-11-05 (score 83, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 20 to 23. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 6 days of observed history at the previous scan, 7 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-11-03 (score 82, +16)

- [security improvement] Malware scan: unverified → pass

### 2026-11-02 (score 66, −15)

- [security regression] Malware scan: pass → unverified
- [functional] Package version: 0.2.0 → 0.2.1

### 2026-11-01 (score 81, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 7 to 10. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 2 days of observed history at the previous scan, 3 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-30 (score 80, +1)

- [functional regression] Security disclosure: unverified → fail

### 2026-10-29 (score 79)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (3)

### `health_canada_search_drugs` (~205 tokens)

Search drugs authorised for sale in CANADA by brand name, from Health Canada's Drug Product Database. Returns each product's DIN (Drug Identification Number), brand name, company, human/veterinary class and last update. Answers "is Tylenol approved in Canada", "Canadian drugs called Advil", "find the DIN for X". This is CANADIAN marketing authorisation only — for US approvals and labels use the openfda or dailymed packs. Matching is a partial, case-insensitive match on the brand name. Example: health_canada_search_drugs({ brand_name: "ACTIFED" }); health_canada_search_drugs({ brand_name: "tylenol", limit: 20 }). Keyless.

Input parameters:

- `brand_name` (string, required): Full or partial brand name, e.g. "ACTIFED", "tylenol"
- `limit` (number): Max products to return (default 25, max 100)

### `health_canada_drug_detail` (~179 tokens)

Full Health Canada record for one Canadian drug product: brand name, DIN, company, every active ingredient with its strength, dosage form, route of administration, and market status with the original marketing date. Answers "what is in this Canadian drug", "what is DIN 01933655", "is this product still marketed in Canada", "what strength is X". Identify the product by its DIN or by the Health Canada drug code. Example: health_canada_drug_detail({ din: "01933655" }); health_canada_drug_detail({ drug_code: 11685 }). Keyless.

Input parameters:

- `din` (string): Drug Identification Number, e.g. "01933655" (8 digits, leading zeros matter)
- `drug_code` (number): Health Canada internal drug code, e.g. 11685

### `health_canada_drugs_by_ingredient` (~192 tokens)

Find Canadian drug products containing a given active ingredient, from Health Canada's Drug Product Database — every product whose formulation lists that ingredient, with its strength and the product it belongs to. Answers "which Canadian drugs contain acetaminophen", "products with metformin approved in Canada", "what contains ingredient X in Canada". Ingredient names are the official ones and are matched as a partial, case-insensitive match ("ACETAMINOPHEN", "METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE"). Canadian authorisations only. Example: health_canada_drugs_by_ingredient({ ingredient: "ACETAMINOPHEN", limit: 20 }). Keyless.

Input parameters:

- `ingredient` (string, required): Active ingredient name, e.g. "ACETAMINOPHEN", "metformin"
- `limit` (number): Max results (default 25, max 100)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-health-canada-drugs/pipeworx-mcp-health-canada-drugs#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-11-05: 83
- 2026-11-04: 82
- 2026-11-03: 82
- 2026-11-02: 66
- 2026-11-01: 81
- 2026-10-31: 80
- 2026-10-30: 80
- 2026-10-29: 79

## Common questions

### What is the Health Canada Drugs MCP server?

Health Canada Drugs is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.pipeworx-io/health-canada-drugs. Health Canada Drug Product Database (fleet #522). This page covers its npm package (@pipeworx/mcp-health-canada-drugs).

### Is the Health Canada Drugs MCP server safe to use?

Health Canada Drugs scores 83 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. We found no known CVEs affecting it as of 5 November 2026. It declares no install or post-install scripts. Its build provenance is signed and verified. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

### What tools does the Health Canada Drugs MCP server expose?

Health Canada Drugs exposes 3 tools: health_canada_search_drugs, health_canada_drug_detail, health_canada_drugs_by_ingredient. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 576 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Is the Health Canada Drugs MCP server still maintained?

Health Canada Drugs is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 5 November 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

### What licence is the Health Canada Drugs MCP server under?

Health Canada Drugs declares the MIT licence, which is OSI-approved. That covers the source only, and says nothing about the cost of any service it calls.

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@pipeworx/mcp-health-canada-drugs
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/@pipeworx/mcp-health-canada-drugs
- Repository: https://github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-health-canada-drugs
- Website: https://pipeworx.io/packs/health-canada-drugs
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-health-canada-drugs/pipeworx-mcp-health-canada-drugs.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-health-canada-drugs/pipeworx-mcp-health-canada-drugs.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-health-canada-drugs/pipeworx-mcp-health-canada-drugs