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Use this endpoint to fetch the full details of a single medication by its unique ID. The response includes the drug code, form, ingredients, and batch data exactly as stored.

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Request

GET https://api.clinikapi.com/v1/medications/:id

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Headers

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x-api-key
string
required
Your ClinikAPI secret key (clk_live_* or clk_test_*).

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Path parameters

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id
string
required
The medication ID to retrieve (e.g. med_abc123).

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Response

Returns 200 OK with the medication resource wrapped in the standard envelope.
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data.id
string
The medication ID.
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data.code
string | object
The drug code — free-text string or coded object with system, code, and display.
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data.status
string
Medication status: active or inactive.
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data.form
string
Dosage form (e.g. "tablet", "capsule"), if recorded.
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data.ingredient
array
Ingredient list with substance references and strength ratios, if recorded.
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data.batch
object
Batch details including lotNumber and expirationDate, if recorded.
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meta
object
Standard response metadata including requestId, timestamp, status, and rate-limit fields.

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Examples

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curl

curl https://api.clinikapi.com/v1/medications/med_abc123 \
  -H "x-api-key: clk_live_abc123"

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TypeScript SDK

import { Clinik } from '@clinikapi/sdk';

const clinik = new Clinik(process.env.CLINIKAPI_SECRET_KEY!);

const { data } = await clinik.medications.read('med_abc123');

console.log(data.code); // { system: '...', code: '197361', display: 'Lisinopril 10 MG Oral Tablet' }