# Drug Shortage Records

**Use case:** 

Browse FDA/openFDA drug shortage records across all supported statuses.

## Input

```json
{
  "status": "all",
  "drugTerms": [
    "lidocaine"
  ],
  "dateField": "initial-posting"
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "shortageStatus": {
    "label": "Shortage status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "drugName": {
    "label": "Drug name",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "genericName": {
    "label": "Generic name",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "brandNames": {
    "label": "Brand names",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "activeSubstances": {
    "label": "Active substances",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "routes": {
    "label": "Routes",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "therapeuticCategories": {
    "label": "Therapeutic categories",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "pharmacologicClasses": {
    "label": "Pharmacologic classes",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "companyName": {
    "label": "Company",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "manufacturerName": {
    "label": "Manufacturer",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "dosageForm": {
    "label": "Dosage form",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "strength": {
    "label": "Strength",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "presentation": {
    "label": "Presentation",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "packageDescription": {
    "label": "Package",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "availability.status": {
    "label": "Availability status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "availability.details": {
    "label": "Availability details",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "identifiers.packageNdc": {
    "label": "Package NDC",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "identifiers.productNdc": {
    "label": "Product NDC",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "identifiers.applicationNumber": {
    "label": "Application number",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "identifiers.productId": {
    "label": "Product ID",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "dates.initialPostingDate": {
    "label": "Initial posting date",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "dates.updateDate": {
    "label": "Update date",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "dates.estimatedResupplyDate": {
    "label": "Estimated resupply date",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "source.recordUrl": {
    "label": "Record URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "provenance.sourceUpdatedAt": {
    "label": "Source updated",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "provenance.retrievedAt": {
    "label": "Retrieved",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "comparison.changeType": {
    "label": "Change type",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "comparison.changedFields": {
    "label": "Changed fields",
    "format": "array"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

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