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Swissmwdic Open API

Data Science

Swissmwdic Open API
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Information

  • Category: Data Science
  • Client: Altius Academy SNC
  • Date: 06 Aug 2025
  • URL: https://opendata.altius-group.ch/health/swissmedic/
  • Technologies: Django, PostgreSQL, Docker, Celery, Redis, Docker compose, XML, Django REST Framework, JavaScript, TailwInd CSS, HTML, Plotly

Description

OpenData Altius — Swissmedic (Project + API)

Open platform aggregating official data on medicines authorized in Switzerland by Swissmedic (Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products). Human-friendly dashboard plus machine access via a JSON REST API.

Project Content

  • 128,256 records (authorized medicines)
  • 1,403 active substances
  • 16,306 formulations (articles)
  • 15,920 interactions
  • 1,408 usage limitations
  • 16,034 products classified by ATC

Metadata

Data quality
Completeness 95.8% · Uniqueness 100% · Consistency 98.2%
Last updated
January 2025
Formats
XML, PostgreSQL
Encoding
UTF-8
License
Open Data

REST API v1

Programmatic JSON access (Django REST Framework):

  • https://opendata.altius-group.ch/health/swissmedic/api/v1/substances/ — Active substances
  • https://opendata.altius-group.ch/health/swissmedic/api/v1/products/ — Medicines/products
  • https://opendata.altius-group.ch/health/swissmedic/api/v1/articles/ — Related articles / leaflets
  • https://opendata.altius-group.ch/health/swissmedic/api/v1/limitations/ — Usage limitations
  • https://opendata.altius-group.ch/health/swissmedic/api/v1/interactions/ — Drug–drug interactions
  • https://opendata.altius-group.ch/health/swissmedic/api/v1/images/ — Associated images

Use Cases

Direct integration into medical apps, dashboards, drug search engines, and pharmaco-epidemiological analyses.