querying-openfda-labels
Looks up FDA drug labels, NDC directory entries, indications, boxed warnings, and recalls/enforcement actions via the free public OpenFDA API to enrich drugs that OpenMed extracts. Use when the user wants the prescribing information for a drug, its boxed warning, approved indications, dosage forms and routes, package NDC codes, RxCUI, or whether a product has an open recall. Trigger keywords: OpenFDA, drug label, SPL, prescribing information, boxed warning, black box warning, indications, NDC, package code, recall, enforcement, Class I recall, drug enrichment. Pairs adjacent to OpenMed NER: ta
npx skills add maziyarpanahi/openmed --skill querying-openfda-labels --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.
# Querying OpenFDA drug labels, NDC, and recalls Once OpenMed has pulled a drug name out of a note, you often need authoritative product facts: the **boxed warning**, approved **indications**, **dosage form / route**, package **NDC** codes, and whether the product is under **recall**. The FDA's **OpenFDA** API exposes the Structured Product Labeling (SPL), the NDC directory, and enforcement (recall) reports — all **public and free**. This skill is enrichment: it attaches regulatory facts to an extracted drug. It is **not** clinical decision support — a label lookup informs a human, it does not prescribe. ## When to use - You extracted a drug and need its **boxed warning** or **indications** for display, alerting, or expectedness checks. - You need **NDC** package codes, dosage form, or route for a product. - You want to know if a drug/lot is under an **open recall** (enforcement). - You want to map a brand name to its generic ingredient and **RxCUI** via the label's `openfda` block. ## The three endpoints | Endpoint | Use | Key fields | | --- | --- | --- | | `https://api.fda.gov/drug/label.json` | SPL prescribing info | `boxed_warning`, `indications_and_usage`, `warnings`, `dosage_
- When to use
- The three endpoints
- Quick start (real OpenFDA queries)
- Workflow
- Hand-off to / from OpenMed
- Edge cases & gotchas
- Standards & references
What does the querying-openfda-labels skill do?
Looks up FDA drug labels, NDC directory entries, indications, boxed warnings, and recalls/enforcement actions via the free public OpenFDA API to enrich drugs that OpenMed extracts. Use when the user wants the prescribing information for a drug, its boxed warning, approved indications, dosage forms and routes, package NDC codes, RxCUI, or whether a product has an open recall. Trigger keywords: OpenFDA, drug label, SPL, prescribing information, boxed warning, black box warning, indications, NDC, package code, recall, enforcement, Class I recall, drug enrichment. Pairs adjacent to OpenMed NER: ta
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add maziyarpanahi/openmed --skill querying-openfda-labels --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 maziyarpanahi/openmed, a repository with 4,851 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.