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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 parameters

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 & cost

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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