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openFDA Drug & Food Safety Scraper

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openFDA Drug & Food Safety Scraper

Scrape FDA drug adverse events, drug labels, food recalls, and medical device reports. Uses the free openFDA API. No API key, no browser needed. 20M+ drug safety records available.

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from $2.00 / 1,000 results

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What data does it extract?

Field	Description
`id`	Unique record identifier (safety report ID, recall number, etc.)
`dataset`	Which dataset the record came from (`drug_events`, `drug_labels`, `food_recalls`, `device_events`)
`title`	Drug name, product description, or device name
`date`	Event or report date (YYYY-MM-DD)
`severity`	Severity level (e.g. `hospitalization`, `death`, `non-serious`, FDA classification)
`description`	Adverse reactions, recall reason, or event narrative
`details`	Dataset-specific fields (drugs involved, patient demographics, manufacturer, etc.)
`raw`	Original unmodified openFDA record

🎯 Use cases

Pharmacovigilance monitoring -- Track adverse events for a specific drug or active ingredient over time.
Food safety research -- Pull recall data by company, product type, or date range.
Medical device surveillance -- Monitor reported device failures and patient injuries.
Regulatory compliance -- Build dashboards of FDA enforcement actions for compliance teams.
Competitive intelligence -- Compare adverse event profiles across competing drugs.

🚀 How to use

Search for aspirin adverse events:

{
"dataset":"drug_events",
"searchQuery":"openfda.brand_name:aspirin",
"maxResults":50
}

Food recalls from a specific company:

{
"dataset":"food_recalls",
"searchQuery":"recalling_firm:\"Nestle\"",
"maxResults":100,
"dateFrom":"20240101",
"dateTo":"20241231"
}

Pacemaker device events:

{
"dataset":"device_events",
"searchQuery":"device.generic_name:pacemaker",
"maxResults":200
}

📥 Input

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`dataset`	enum	`drug_events`	Which dataset to query: `drug_events`, `drug_labels`, `food_recalls`, `device_events`
`searchQuery`	string	(empty)	openFDA search syntax (e.g. `openfda.brand_name:aspirin`)
`maxResults`	integer	`100`	Number of records to fetch (1-1000)
`dateFrom`	string	(none)	Start date filter in `YYYYMMDD` format
`dateTo`	string	(none)	End date filter in `YYYYMMDD` format

Full query syntax docs: https://open.fda.gov/apis/query-syntax/

📋 Output example

{
"id":"10284719",
"dataset":"drug_events",
"title":"ASPIRIN",
"date":"2024-03-15",
"severity":"hospitalization",
"description":"Nausea; Vomiting; Gastrointestinal haemorrhage",
"details":{
"drugs":["ASPIRIN"],
"reactions":["Nausea","Vomiting","Gastrointestinal haemorrhage"],
"reporterCountry":"US",
"patientAge":"67",
"patientSex":"Female"
},
"raw":{"...":"..."}
}

⚡ Performance

Fetches up to 100 records per API call with automatic pagination.
1,000 records typically complete in under 30 seconds.
No browser needed -- runs on minimal compute. A typical run costs less than $0.01 in Apify platform credits.

❓ FAQ

What's the maximum number of records I can get? The actor caps at 1,000 per run. The openFDA API itself has a hard skip limit of 26,000 records per query. For larger datasets, narrow your search with date ranges.

Do I need an API key? No. The openFDA API is free and public. No authentication needed.

Can I combine multiple search conditions? Yes. Use +AND+ syntax, e.g. patient.drug.medicinalproduct:ibuprofen+AND+serious:1.

Why did I get zero results? The search query might be malformed. Check the openFDA query syntax docs. Also verify the field name matches your chosen dataset.

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Scrape FDA drug adverse events, drug labels, and food enforcement recalls from the openFDA public API — no auth required.

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jungle_synthesizer/openfda-drug-crawler

Crawl FDA drug adverse events, recalls, labels, NDC codes, device events, and 510(k) clearances from the openFDA API. Filter by drug name, manufacturer, date range, and severity. 20M+ adverse event reports available.

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Scrape FDA drug safety data including adverse events, recalls, and labels. Search by brand name, reactions, recall reasons. Extract patient demographics, drug info, and enforcement actions.

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Extract FDA drug adverse event reports from openFDA. Search by drug name, seriousness, reaction term, and date range. Returns patient demographics, reactions, outcomes, drug details, and reporter info. 20M+ reports. Free API, no proxy needed.

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Search FDA databases for drug labels, adverse events, recalls, and medical devices. Essential for pharmaceutical and healthcare research.

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📥 Input

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