Pharma / Biotech Intelligence Pack

Map a therapeutic area, compound, or gene in one pull — pulling from the official US government and open biomedical APIs: FDA drug labels (openFDA), ClinicalTrials.gov studies, and MedlinePlus / NCBI Gene summaries. One flat, typed dataset. Free government open data — no API key, no proxy.

What it does

Drug and biotech intelligence is scattered across three federal systems that don't talk to each other. This Actor queries all three from a single input and returns flat, unified records you can drop into a pipeline, spreadsheet, or research note.

• Search by drug / compound (pembrolizumab, keytruda) to pull FDA labeling and matching ClinicalTrials.gov studies.
• Add a gene symbol (BRCA1) to pull the MedlinePlus gene summary.
• Toggle each source independently.

Features

• FDA labels (openFDA) — brand/generic/ingredient search across drug labeling: indications, warnings, adverse events.
• ClinicalTrials.gov v2 — studies by condition or intervention, with status and phase.
• MedlinePlus Genetics (NCBI Gene) — gene summaries linked to MedlinePlus.
• Per-source coverage summary — every run emits a RUN_SUMMARY row listing what was checked and how many hits each source returned, so an empty result is explicit, not silent.
• No API key, no proxy — all sources are free US government / open endpoints.

What people use it for

• Competitive intelligence — map the trial + label landscape for a compound or indication.
• Investor / BD diligence — frame a pipeline before a deal.
• Academic groundwork — gather structured context for a study.
• Drug-safety monitoring — track indications and adverse-event language.

Understanding the fields

Field	Meaning
source	Which API the row came from (FDA / ClinicalTrials.gov / MedlinePlus Genetics / RUN_SUMMARY)
title	Brand name, study title, or gene name
status	Trial recruitment status (for ClinicalTrials rows)
phase	Trial phase (for ClinicalTrials rows)
detail	Indications, conditions, or gene description
attribution	Source credit (required for open-data reuse)

Input

All fields optional; sensible defaults produce a working run.

Field	Type	Default	What it does
drug	string	pembrolizumab	Drug or compound name for FDA + ClinicalTrials search.
gene	string	—	Gene symbol for MedlinePlus lookup (e.g. BRCA1).
includeFda	boolean	true	Pull FDA drug labels.
includeClinicalTrials	boolean	true	Pull ClinicalTrials.gov studies.
includeGenetics	boolean	true	Pull MedlinePlus gene summary.
maxResultsPerSource	integer	10	Cap per source (1–50).

Input example

{
  "drug": "pembrolizumab",
  "gene": "BRCA1",
  "includeFda": true,
  "includeClinicalTrials": true,
  "includeGenetics": true,
  "maxResultsPerSource": 10
}

Output

One record per source hit, plus a RUN_SUMMARY row.

{
  "query": "pembrolizumab + BRCA1",
  "source": "ClinicalTrials.gov",
  "title": "A Study to Investigate the Safety of Pembrolizumab",
  "status": "RECRUITING",
  "phase": "PHASE1",
  "detail": "Neoplasms",
  "sourceUrl": "https://clinicaltrials.gov",
  "attribution": "ClinicalTrials.gov (NLM, public domain)"
}

Export the dataset as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML or JSONL from the Console, or pull it programmatically through the Apify API.

How to use it

1. Click Try for free (or Start if you already have an Apify account).
2. Fill in the input fields above — the defaults already produce a working run.
3. Press Start and watch the log; results stream into the dataset as they are found.
4. When the run finishes, open the Output tab and export as JSON, CSV or Excel.

Runs can be scheduled (hourly, daily, weekly) and wired into Slack, Google Sheets, Zapier, Make, webhooks or your own backend. Everything the Console does is also available over the Apify API.

Proxy configuration

Not needed. All sources are free public US government / open endpoints that do not block datacenter IPs.

Pricing

This Actor is billed on Apify's pay-per-event model: a small charge when a run starts, plus a charge for each result written to the dataset. You only pay for records you actually receive. Current rates are shown on the Pricing tab.

FAQ

Do I need an API key?

No. openFDA, ClinicalTrials.gov, and NCBI Gene are free US government / open services.

Is the data authoritative?

Yes — it comes directly from FDA, NIH/NLM, and NCBI.

Why a coverage summary row?

So you can tell "no matches" from "a source failed" — the RUN_SUMMARY row reports per-source hit counts explicitly.

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Legal and responsible use

This Actor collects only publicly available information. You are responsible for how you use the data, including compliance with the target site's Terms of Service, robots directives, copyright, and data protection law such as GDPR and CCPA. Do not use it to gather personal data without a lawful basis.

Support and feedback

Found a bug, hit a site change, or need an extra field? Open a ticket on the Issues tab of this Actor — issues are read and fixed. Feature requests and custom-scraper enquiries are welcome through the same channel.