Global Pharmaceutical Trade Intelligence

Real-time aggregation of 4 international pharmaceutical trade and safety data sources with composite pharmaceutical trade scoring (0-100).

Purpose

This Actor analyzes pharmaceutical trade dynamics and health safety metrics for any country by combining data from:

• UN Comtrade — HS 30 (medical products) imports/exports in USD
• US FDA Drug Enforcement — Class I drug recalls and adverse event data
• World Bank Health Indicators — Health spending as % GDP, hospital bed availability
• The GDELT Project — Pharmaceutical news sentiment and mention volume (30-day)

Produces a single Pharma Trade Score (0-100) combining:

1. Medical Trade Volume (imports/exports ratio)
2. Drug Safety (Class I recall count penalty)
3. Health System Capacity (spending, bed availability)
4. Regulatory Sentiment (GDELT news tone and volume)

Input

Required

• countryCode (string) — Two-letter ISO country code (e.g., US, IN, DE)

Optional

• includeHistorical (boolean, default: false) — Return 3-year pharmaceutical trade trends
• verbose (boolean, default: false) — Include detailed API response metadata

Output

{
  "query": { "countryCode": "US" },
  "comtrade": {
    "importsUsd": 145000000000,
    "exportsUsd": 89000000000,
    "topPartners": [
      { "partner": "Germany", "value": 5200000000, "type": "import" }
    ]
  },
  "openFDA": {
    "classIRecallCount90d": 42,
    "recentRecalls": [
      { "drugName": "Product X", "reason": "Contamination", "date": "2024-04-05" }
    ]
  },
  "worldBankHealth": {
    "healthSpendPctGdp": 17.8,
    "govHealthSpendPctGdp": 8.9,
    "hospitalBedsPer1000": 2.9
  },
  "gdelt": {
    "newsCount30d": 820,
    "avgTone": -1.2
  },
  "pharmaTradeScore": 72,
  "dataAvailability": {
    "comtrade": true,
    "openFDA": true,
    "worldBankHealth": true,
    "gdelt": true
  },
  "successfulSourceCount": 4,
  "sources": [...],
  "disclaimer": "...",
  "timestamp": "2024-04-08T15:30:00Z"
}

Examples

Basic Usage (US)

{
  "countryCode": "US"
}

India with Historical Trends

{
  "countryCode": "IN",
  "includeHistorical": true
}

Verbose Output (Germany)

{
  "countryCode": "DE",
  "verbose": true
}

Data Coverage

Country	Comtrade	FDA	World Bank	GDELT
US	✅	✅	✅	✅
India	✅	✅	✅	✅
Germany	✅	✅	✅	✅
China	✅	✅	✅	✅
South Korea	✅	✅	✅	✅
Japan	✅	✅	✅	✅
Brazil	✅	✅	✅	✅
Singapore	✅	✅	✅	✅

Pricing

• $0.18 per pharmaceutical trade query (Pay-per-Event model)
• Billed only when at least 1 data source succeeds
• No charge if all APIs fail

⚠️ Legal Disclaimer

This Actor aggregates publicly available pharmaceutical trade and safety data from:

• UN Comtrade (CC-BY 3.0 IGO) — HS 30 trade data
• US FDA Drug Enforcement Reports (Public Domain, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
• The World Bank Health Indicators (CC-BY 4.0)
• The GDELT Project (CC-BY 4.0)

NOT medical, pharmaceutical, investment, or health advice. Historical data aggregation only.

• Does NOT evaluate specific drugs, brands, or manufacturers for current safety
• Does NOT replace official FDA warnings, recalls, or medical professional consultation
• Does NOT recommend pharmaceutical investment or trading decisions
• Does NOT forecast drug approval, recall, or pricing trends
• For drug safety emergencies: contact FDA (1-888-INFO-FDA) or local health authorities
• Historical recall data does not indicate current product safety
• Users must verify with official sources and qualified professionals

All source data is redistributed under the original license terms with attribution. Data retrieved in real-time; not cached or stored by this Actor.

Technical Details

• Runtime: Node.js 18+
• Timeout: 60 seconds per country
• Memory: ~256MB per run
• Concurrent API calls: 4 (parallel fetch)
• Source availability: 4 international government/institutional APIs

Support

For issues or questions, please contact the developer. Data accuracy is subject to source API availability and update frequency.

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Last updated: 2026-04-08

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