What data can I access from DrugBank with this skill?

You can access over 200 data fields for nearly 10,000 drug entries, including chemical structures, molecular formulas, mechanism of action, pharmacodynamics, protein targets, and biological pathways.

Does this skill require a DrugBank account?

Yes, you must create a free account at go.drugbank.com and accept their license agreement (free for academic use) to obtain credentials for data access.

Is chemical structure analysis supported?

Yes, the skill integrates with RDKit to perform molecular similarity calculations, Tanimoto scoring, fingerprint generation, and substructure searches using SMILES or InChI identifiers.

Can I use this for drug repurposing research?

Absolutely. The skill features specialized workflows to identify drugs with shared targets or high structural similarity, which are foundational steps in identifying new therapeutic uses for existing drugs.

DrugBank Research & Informatics

Name: DrugBank Research & Informatics
Author: Activer007

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Data Science & ML

Analyzes and extracts pharmaceutical data from the DrugBank database to support drug discovery, pharmacology research, and chemical property analysis.

This skill provides a comprehensive interface for Claude to interact with the DrugBank database, enabling deep research into over 9,500 drug entries and their biological targets. It streamlines workflows for accessing chemical properties, identifying complex drug-drug interactions, mapping protein targets, and performing structure-based similarity searches. By integrating powerful Python tools like drugbank-downloader and RDKit, the skill allows researchers and developers to conduct automated ADMET predictions, polypharmacy safety audits, and drug repurposing studies with high precision and reproducible versioning.

Key Features

01Automated Drug-Drug Interaction (DDI) network and risk analysis

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03Detailed drug property extraction including SMILES and InChI

04Protein target mapping and biological pathway identification

05Programmatic database access with version control and caching

06Chemical similarity searching and molecular fingerprinting

Use Cases

01Generating structured datasets for machine learning models in drug discovery

02Conducting clinical safety audits to identify potential polypharmacy interactions

03Identifying drug repurposing candidates through target and structural similarity analysis

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add activer007/ordinary-claude-skills drugbank-database

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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