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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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Supported Datasets

Key	Endpoint	Description
`drug_events`	`/drug/event`	Adverse event reports for drugs
`drug_labels`	`/drug/label`	Drug product labeling (SPL)
`food_recalls`	`/food/enforcement`	Food recall enforcement reports
`device_events`	`/device/event`	Medical device adverse events

Input Parameters

Field	Type	Default	Description
`dataset`	enum	`drug_events`	Which dataset to query
`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 `YYYYMMDD`
`dateTo`	string	(none)	End date filter `YYYYMMDD`

Search Query Examples

openfda.brand_name:aspirin
patient.drug.medicinalproduct:ibuprofen+AND+serious:1
recalling_firm:"Nestle"
device.generic_name:pacemaker

See full syntax: https://open.fda.gov/apis/query-syntax/

Output

Every record is normalized to a common shape:

{
    "id": "...",
    "dataset": "drug_events",
    "title": "ASPIRIN",
    "date": "2024-01-15",
    "severity": "hospitalization",
    "description": "Nausea; Vomiting; Headache",
    "details": { ... },
    "raw": { ... }
}

details — curated fields specific to the dataset
raw — the original unmodified openFDA record

Pagination

The openFDA API allows a maximum skip of 26,000 per query. The actor pages automatically within this limit. To access more data, narrow your search with date ranges or additional filters.

Running Locally

npm install
echo '{ "dataset": "drug_events", "searchQuery": "openfda.brand_name:aspirin", "maxResults": 10 }' > input.json
npx apify-cli run -i input.json

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