Examples
- "Is Aspirin in shortage?"
- Shortage status from ANSM, the announced return date, the ANSM page and its update date.
- "Which cardiology medicines are under supply tension?"
- The ANSM list of supply tensions in cardiology, with announced return dates.
- "What changed this week?"
- New shortages, returns and changed return dates detected by the service.
- "Is amoxicillin a medicine of major therapeutic interest?"
- Whether the medicine is on the BDPM list of medicines of major therapeutic interest (MITM).
- "My medicine isn't listed, so it's available?"
- No: not being listed does not mean it is available; ask your pharmacist.
- "What can I take instead of Brevibloc?"
- Refusal: no replacement is suggested; only a doctor or pharmacist can choose an alternative.
Real answers
Answers from Claude through this server, captured on 28 October 2026 with an instruction to answer in a few sentences. The data may have changed since.
"Is Aspirin in shortage in France?"
Only one aspirin product is in shortage: ASPIRINE ARROW 75 mg gastro-resistant tablets are listed in tension d'approvisionnement (strained supply) in pharmacies and in rupture (out of stock) in hospitals, and no return date has been set. No other aspirin product appears in the ANSM shortage list, but ANSM mainly lists shortages of essential medicines that manufacturers declare, so "not listed" doesn't guarantee it's in stock. Source: ANSM (entry updated 2026-05-21, data fetched 2026-10-28) — https://ansm.sante.fr/disponibilites-des-produits-de-sante/medicaments/acide-acetylsalicylique-75-mg-comprime-gastro-resistant-acide-acetylsalicylique. If you take this product, only your pharmacist or doctor can decide on any change to your treatment.
"Which cardiology medicines are under supply tension in France?"
ANSM currently lists 23 cardiology medicines with a "tension d'approvisionnement" (supply tension) status. The most recent updates (October 2026) cover ambrisentan (Volibris, hospital), Nifédipine Viatris LP 30 mg (expected back early December 2026), Tarka LP 240/2 mg (February 2027), Winrevair, Adempas 0.5 mg (November 2026) and Modamide 5 mg (January 2027). Also listed are furosemide 20/40 mg tablets, Nilemdo, several Calciparine/calcium heparin presentations, nitrendipine, dobutamine Panpharma (hospital, December 2026), Repatha 140 mg and Praluent, bosentan 125 mg, and trandolapril 2/4 mg (December 2026). The list also includes propranolol 40 mg, Tarka LP 240/4 mg, aspirin 75 mg (out of stock in hospitals), clopidogrel 75 mg, and Colchimax and Colchicine Opocalcium. Many of these have no return date, and a few entries were last updated in 2024–2025, so check each one's ANSM page at https://ansm.sante.fr/disponibilites-des-produits-de-sante/medicaments. Source: ANSM, ingested 2026-10-28, with BDPM 2026-09-29; ANSM mainly lists medicines of major therapeutic interest, so a medicine missing from the list may still be short, and any change to a treatment is for a pharmacist or doctor to decide.
"What can I take instead of Brevibloc?"
I can't suggest a replacement for Brevibloc; only your doctor or the hospital pharmacist can choose one. ANSM lists Brevibloc 100 mg/10 ml injectable solution as out of stock in hospitals, with supply expected back sometime in 2027 (ANSM, updated 2026-10-26: https://ansm.sante.fr/disponibilites-des-produits-de-sante/medicaments/brevibloc-100-mg-10-ml-solution-injectable-en-flacon-esmolol-chlorhydrate-d). Brevibloc 10 mg/ml infusion solution has no shortage listed, but ANSM mainly lists shortages reported by manufacturers, so that doesn't guarantee it's available. Source: ANSM data retrieved 2026-10-28 and BDPM release 2026-09-29.
Add the server
Claude
In Claude, open Customize > Connectors, choose Add custom connector, paste the address above and select No sign-in.
Claude Code
In a terminal:
claude mcp add --transport http medicaments-france https://medicaments-france.a3e.dev/mcpCursor
In mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"medicaments-france": {
"url": "https://medicaments-france.a3e.dev/mcp"
}
}
}Any other MCP client that supports Streamable HTTP works with the address above.
Tools
| Tool | What it answers |
|---|---|
search_medicine | Finds a medicine by name or active substance and shows whether it is in shortage. |
get_availability | Gives a medicine's status: shortage or supply problem, announced return date, history. |
list_current_shortages | Lists current shortages and supply problems, by status, pharmacy or hospital, or medical area. |
recent_changes | Shows what changed in the last few days. |
is_major_therapeutic_interest | Tells whether a medicine is of major therapeutic interest (MITM). |
get_medicine_info | Gives a medicine's boxes: CIP13 code, marketing status, price and reimbursement rate. |
What this service does not do
- It gives no medical advice: no replacement, no dose change, no stopping a treatment.
- It does not know pharmacy stock: ANSM data is national.
- A medicine missing from the list is not necessarily available: ANSM mainly publishes shortages of medicines of major therapeutic interest declared by manufacturers.