fda-database
Query openFDA REST API for adverse events (FAERS), labeling, product info, recalls, enforcement. Search by drug name, ingredient, MedDRA, or NDC. 1k req/day no key; 120k with free key. For trials use clinicaltrials-database-search; for structures use drugbank-database-access or chembl-database-bioactivity.
npx skills add BioTender-max/awesome-bio-agent-skills --skill fda-database --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# openFDA Drug and Adverse Event Database ## Overview openFDA provides public access to FDA regulatory data through a simple REST API. Key datasets include the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) with 20M+ adverse event reports, drug product labeling (NDC, SPL), drug approvals (Drugs@FDA), medical device reports, and recall enforcement actions. The API supports full-text search and structured queries using Elasticsearch-style syntax. ## When to Use - Retrieving adverse event reports for a drug to assess safety signals and side effect profiles - Querying FAERS for disproportionality analysis (comparing drug vs. drug adverse event profiles) - Looking up official drug labeling (indications, contraindications, warnings, dosing) by drug name or NDC - Searching for drug recalls and enforcement actions by drug name or company - Identifying all marketed products containing a given active ingredient - Building pharmacovigilance pipelines that monitor drug safety signals from public regulatory data - For clinical trial efficacy data use `clinicaltrials-database-search`; for drug structures/targets use `drugbank-database-access` ## Prerequisites - **Python packages**: `requests`, `pand
- Overview
- When to Use
- Prerequisites
- Quick Start
- Core API
- Query 1: Adverse Event Report Search (FAERS)
- Query 2: Count Top Adverse Events for a Drug
- Query 3: Drug Labeling Search
- Query 4: Drug Product Lookup by NDC
- Query 5: Drug Recall Search
- Query 6: Active Ingredient Search Across Products
- Key Concepts
- openFDA API Endpoints
- Query Syntax
pip install requests pandas
What does the fda-database skill do?
Query openFDA REST API for adverse events (FAERS), labeling, product info, recalls, enforcement. Search by drug name, ingredient, MedDRA, or NDC. 1k req/day no key; 120k with free key. For trials use clinicaltrials-database-search; for structures use drugbank-database-access or chembl-database-bioactivity.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add BioTender-max/awesome-bio-agent-skills --skill fda-database --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From BioTender-max/awesome-bio-agent-skills, a repository with 135 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.