FDA Drug Approval Timelines

Status: ✅ Working - Uses OpenFDA public API

Best for

This actor queries OpenFDA drug approval data to return normalized new drug application (NDA) approval records with timeline metrics.

Capabilities

• Search by brand name or generic name
• Filter by approval type (NDA, ANDA, BLA)
• Returns normalized drug approval records

Input

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
queries	string[]	Yes	-	Drug names, NDA numbers, or sponsors
maxItemsPerQuery	number	No	100	Maximum approvals per query
approvalType	string	No	"All"	Filter: "NDA", "ANDA", "BLA", "All"
includeRaw	boolean	No	false	Attach raw response

Example input

{
  "queries": ["Ozempic", "Viagra"],
  "maxItemsPerQuery": 100,
  "approvalType": "NDA",
  "includeRaw": false
}

Output

Field	Type	Description
source	string	Always "fda-drug-approval"
query	string	Original search
recordType	string	Always "drug_approval"
title	string	Brand or generic name
identifier	string	FDA application number
date	string	Approval date
url	string	FDA drug page
summary	string	Human-readable summary
brandName	string	Brand name
genericName	string	Generic name
sponsorName	string	Marketing sponsor
dosageForm	string	Dosage form
route	string	Administration route
raw	object	(Optional) Raw response

Example output

{
  "source": "fda-drug-approval",
  "query": "Ozempic",
  "recordType": "drug_approval",
  "title": "Ozempic",
  "identifier": "NDA-210761",
  "date": "2017-02-03",
  "url": "https://www.fda.gov/drugs",
  "summary": "Ozempic (Sanofi-Aventis) [NDA-210761] - Approved: 2017-02-03",
  "brandName": "Ozempic",
  "genericName": "semaglutide",
  "sponsorName": "Novo Nordisk",
  "dosageForm": "Solution",
  "route": "Subcutaneous"
}

Notes

• OpenFDA Coverage: Covers approved drugs with labeled information
• Approval Types: NDA (new drug), ANDA (generic), BLA (biologic)
• Data Source: FDA label database
• Timeline: Historical data available; approval dates included

Additional notes

Run npm run check to verify syntax:

$npm run check

Additional notes

• OpenFDA Drugs API: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/
• FDA Approved Drugs: https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-approvals-and-databases/approved-drugs-drug-approvals

Pricing

This actor uses the Apify Pay-Per-Event model at $0.002 per dataset item.

Example cost: 1,000 items ≈ $2 in actor charges (plus standard Apify platform compute).