# DrugBank License: restricted (LicenseRef-OMx-Personal-Health-Analytics-DrugBank-terms); Mdexa hosting: link-only. a restricted part cannot be separated or the boundary is unstated: strictest part applies - Commercial use: No · Derivatives: Unclear · Redistribution: Unclear · File on Mdexa: No - License status: Restricted (LicenseRef-OMx-Personal-Health-Analytics-DrugBank-terms) - Mdexa hosting: Link only — License restricted, judged by public rules and checked by a second-pass model. Link only. - Last verified: 2026-11-13 - Card: https://mdexa.com/datasets/drugbank/ ## Key facts - Domain: Pharmacy and drugs - Content type: Databases, Drug information - Size: — — 204 MB - Language: English - Modality: Tabular - Publisher: OMx Personal Health Analytics (DrugBank) - Year: 2026-06-27 ## Commercial use of DrugBank - Commercial use: No. The overall verdict takes the strictest part; the parts carry different licenses, listed below. - License status: Restricted. - Conditions: Registration required - License part: main data — Restricted (CC-BY-NC-4.0) - License part: DrugBank Open Data — Permissive (CC0-1.0) Verdicts record what sources state and are not legal advice. ## DrugBank license evidence a restricted part cannot be separated or the boundary is unstated: strictest part applies - **Terms of use page**: Statement found in snapshot s06 (terms-page) — "The Academic License is free and available for researchers who meet the following criteria:" — https://go.drugbank.com/releases/latest (2026-11-13; Page opened) - **Terms of use page**: Statement found in snapshot s06 (terms-page) — "Your research is not primarily for the benefit of a commercial third party" — https://go.drugbank.com/releases/latest (2026-11-13; Page opened) - **Terms of use page** — CC-BY-NC-4.0: Statement found in snapshot s06 (terms-page) — "These DrugBank datasets are released under a Creative Common's Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License" — https://go.drugbank.com/releases/latest (2026-11-13; Page opened) - **Terms of use page**: Statement found in snapshot s06 (terms-page) — "You're building a tool solely for academic purposes" — https://go.drugbank.com/releases/latest (2026-11-13; Page opened) - **Terms of use page**: Statement found in snapshot s06 (terms-page) — "You're a student, professor, or research associate with an academic institution" — https://go.drugbank.com/releases/latest (2026-11-13; Page opened) - **Terms of use page**: Statement found in snapshot s03 (page) — "Log in or create an account for full access to this data." — https://go.drugbank.com/releases/latest (2026-11-13; Page opened) - **Terms of use page** — CC0-1.0: Statement found in snapshot s03 (page) — "The DrugBank Open Data datasets are public domain datasets that can be used freely in your application or project (including commercial use). It is released under a Creative Common's CC0 International License ." — https://go.drugbank.com/releases/latest (2026-11-13; Page opened) ## Source and lineage — ## Known issues with DrugBank - All Academic DrugBank dataset downloads are temporarily paused while distribution is updated, so access is unavailable. ## Preflight Not run (data not ingested). ## Downloading DrugBank and API access Mdexa does not serve files. Original source: - https://go.drugbank.com/ - https://go.drugbank.com/releases ### Access recipe - Latest: 5.1.22 (2026-06-27) - All drugs (Complete Database, XML) · https://go.drugbank.com/releases/5-1-22/downloads/all-full-database - All structures (SDF) · https://go.drugbank.com/releases/5-1-22/downloads/all-structures - All (3D) structures (SDF) · https://go.drugbank.com/releases/5-1-22/downloads/all-3d-structures - Approved structures (SDF) · https://go.drugbank.com/releases/5-1-22/downloads/approved-structures - Experimental structures (SDF) · https://go.drugbank.com/releases/5-1-22/downloads/experimental-structures - Nutraceutical structures (SDF) · https://go.drugbank.com/releases/5-1-22/downloads/nutraceutical-structures - All structure external links (CSV) · https://go.drugbank.com/releases/5-1-22/downloads/all-structure-links - Full metabolite structures (SDF) · https://go.drugbank.com/releases/5-1-22/downloads/all-metabolite-structures - All external drug links (CSV) · https://go.drugbank.com/releases/5-1-22/downloads/all-drug-links - All target drug-UniProt links (CSV) · https://go.drugbank.com/releases/5-1-22/downloads/target-all-uniprot-links - Approved external drug links (CSV) · https://go.drugbank.com/releases/5-1-22/downloads/approved-drug-links - Experimental external drug links (CSV) · https://go.drugbank.com/releases/5-1-22/downloads/experimental-drug-links - Bulk download: `curl -Lfv -o filename.zip -u EMAIL:PASSWORD https://go.drugbank.com/releases/5-1-22/downloads/all-full-database` - Bulk download: `curl -Lfv -o filename.zip -u EMAIL:PASSWORD https://go.drugbank.com/releases/5-1-22/downloads/all-structures` - Bulk download: `curl -Lfv -o filename.zip -u EMAIL:PASSWORD https://go.drugbank.com/releases/5-1-22/downloads/all-drug-links` - Registration required 1. Log in or create an account for full access to this data. 2. Create a free account or log in to use this tool. 3. Use your DrugBank account credentials in the download command; replace PASSWORD with your DrugBank account password. ## Citing DrugBank No recommended citation text. ## Machine-readable - JSON: https://mdexa.com/datasets/drugbank.json - 2026-11-14 Known defects, version notes and access statements from cited sources (papers, release notes, official pages) were added; each shows who said it, when, and what kind of source it is. - 2026-11-14 Practical fields (scope, identifiers, access methods, versions, known defects) were added by the automated pipeline from stored page snapshots; every statement carries a verbatim quote. - 2026-11-14 Known defects, version notes and access statements from cited sources (papers, release notes, official pages) were added; each shows who said it, when, and what kind of source it is. - 2026-11-14 Known defects, version notes and access statements from cited sources (papers, release notes, official pages) were added; each shows who said it, when, and what kind of source it is. - 2026-11-14 Known defects, version notes and access statements from cited sources (papers, release notes, official pages) were added; each shows who said it, when, and what kind of source it is. - 2026-11-14 Known defects, version notes and access statements from cited sources (papers, release notes, official pages) were added; each shows who said it, when, and what kind of source it is. - 2026-11-14 Known defects, version notes and access statements from cited sources (papers, release notes, official pages) were added; each shows who said it, when, and what kind of source it is. - 2026-11-13 Known defects, version notes and access statements from cited sources (papers, release notes, official pages) were added; each shows who said it, when, and what kind of source it is. - 2026-11-13 Listed on 2026-11-13. Judged by public rules and checked a second time before listing. ## Practical information ### Content scope - The release page lists a dataset row labelled all drugs, so the covered entities are drugs. > All drugs https://go.drugbank.com/releases/latest (2026-11-13) - The page lists a dataset of full drug structures in SDF format. > Full Drug Structures in SDF Format https://go.drugbank.com/releases/latest (2026-11-13) ### Identifiers - The structure external links datasets include structure information in the form of InChI, InChI Key and SMILES. > New! The structure external links datasets are CSV files which include structure information in the form of InChI/InChI Key/SMILES as well as identifiers for other drug-structure resources (such as ChEBI, ChEMBL, etc.). https://go.drugbank.com/releases/latest (2026-11-13) - The datasets include identifiers for other drug-structure resources such as ChEBI and ChEMBL. > as well as identifiers for other drug-structure resources (such as ChEBI, ChEMBL, etc.) https://go.drugbank.com/releases/latest (2026-11-13) - Each dataset includes the PubChem Compound ID (CID) and PubChem Substance ID (SID) for the given DrugBank record. > Included in each dataset is also the PubChem Compound ID (CID) and the particular PubChem Substance ID (SID) for the given DrugBank record. https://go.drugbank.com/releases/latest (2026-11-13) - The page lists a section named Target Drug-UniProt Links. > Target Drug-UniProt Links https://go.drugbank.com/releases/latest (2026-11-13) ### Access - Bulk download: https://go.drugbank.com/releases/5-1-22/downloads/all-full-database - Bulk download: https://go.drugbank.com/releases/latest - Web interface only: https://go.drugbank.com/releases/latest ### Versions - The release page states that the DrugBank release version is 5.1.22. > DrugBank Release Version 5.1.22 https://go.drugbank.com/releases/latest (2026-11-13) - On the check date all Academic dataset downloads were 'temporarily paused' while DrugBank changes how it distributes data, and the Open Data files were marked 'Temporarily unavailable'. > All Academic DrugBank dataset downloads are temporarily paused while we update how we distribute DrugBank data. https://go.drugbank.com/releases/latest (2026-11-13) ### Suited for - The page presents drug discovery and repurposing, using detailed drug and target data, as a use for pharmaceutical research. > Drug Discovery & Repurposing Access detailed drug and target data for your pharmaceutical research. https://go.drugbank.com/releases/latest (2026-11-13) ### Not suited for - One academic license criterion states that the research must not be primarily for the benefit of a commercial third party. > Your research is not primarily for the benefit of a commercial third party https://go.drugbank.com/releases/latest (2026-11-13) ### No sourced statement yet Update cycle, Known defects and misuse, Commercial licensing ## Continue in this database This record is one of 109 processed and verified records (datasets, data resources and open models). To find others, call `https://mcp.mdexa.com/v1/datasets?q=` or connect the MCP server at `https://mcp.mdexa.com/mcp`; no key is needed for 20 calls per minute. Rows are under 1 KB; an empty result means "not listed". For a list of items, one batch check (free account) returns a report. Guide: /agents.md. Similar records: BindingDB (https://mdexa.com/datasets/bindingdb/); DrugCentral (https://mdexa.com/datasets/drugcentral/); TopU-LBVS: Multi-Target Benchmark for Ligand-Based Virtual Screening (https://mdexa.com/datasets/topu-lbvs/).