Query the RepoDB drug repurposing database. Use whenever the user asks about drug-disease associations, drug repurposing candidates, or wants to look up any entity (drug name, indication, DrugBank ID, UMLS CUI, NCT ID) in RepoDB.
Scanned 9/6/2026
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name: repodb-query
description: >
Query the RepoDB drug repurposing database. Use whenever the user asks about
drug-disease associations, drug repurposing candidates, or wants to look up
any entity (drug name, indication, DrugBank ID, UMLS CUI, NCT ID) in RepoDB.
---
# RepoDB Query Skill
Search RepoDB records by any entity. Auto-detects type by prefix:
| Input Pattern | Detected As | Match Logic |
|---|---|---|
| `DB00584` | DrugBank ID | exact on `drugbank_id` |
| `C0020538` | UMLS CUI | exact on `ind_id` |
| `NCT00001234` | Trial ID | exact on `NCT` |
| anything else | free text | substring on `drug_name` OR `ind_name` |
## API
| Function | Input | Returns |
|---|---|---|
| `load_repodb(path)` | CSV path | DataFrame |
| `search(df, entity)` | single entity string | DataFrame |
| `search_batch(df, entities)` | list of entity strings | dict[str, DataFrame] |
| `summarize(hits, entity)` | DataFrame + label | compact text |
| `to_json(hits)` | DataFrame | list[dict] |
## Usage
See `if __name__ == "__main__"` block in `repodb_query.py` for runnable examples covering: drug name, DrugBank ID, UMLS CUI, indication name, batch search, and JSON output.
## Data
- **Source**: `full.csv` (comma or tab separated, auto-detected)
- **Columns**: `drug_name`, `drugbank_id`, `ind_name`, `ind_id`, `NCT`, `status`, `phase`, `DetailedStatus`
- **Path**: `DATA_PATH` variable in `repodb_query.py`
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