# FDA Drug Labels — Indications, Warnings & Ingredients (`samwise.agency/openfda-drug-labels`) Actor

Search FDA drug labeling data from openFDA by brand name, generic name, route, or manufacturer. Indications, warnings, dosage, active/inactive ingredients, and more. Official openFDA data, no API key.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/samwise.agency/openfda-drug-labels.md
- **Developed by:** [samwise.agency](https://apify.com/samwise.agency) (community)
- **Categories:** Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $10.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## FDA Drug Labels — Indications, Warnings & Ingredients

Access FDA drug labeling data from openFDA by brand name, generic name, route, or manufacturer. Get indications, warnings, dosage, and ingredient information.

### What you get

- **Brand name** and **generic name**
- **Substance name** and **product type**
- **Administration route** (ORAL, TOPICAL, etc.)
- **Manufacturer name**
- **SPL set ID** (unique product identifier)
- **Indications and usage**
- **Warnings** and precautions
- **Dosage and administration**
- **Active and inactive ingredients**
- **Purpose** and when to stop use

### Use cases

- **Pharma data teams** building drug reference databases
- **Health-content platforms** creating medication information pages
- **Clinical research organizations** extracting label data for trials
- **EHR integrations** enriching prescribing information

[Pay per drug label record delivered.](https://apify.com/samwise.agency/openfda-drug-labels)

[Try it on Apify →](https://apify.com/samwise.agency/openfda-drug-labels)

# Actor input Schema

## `brandName` (type: `string`):

Brand name of the drug.

## `genericName` (type: `string`):

Generic name of the drug.

## `route` (type: `string`):

Drug administration route (e.g. 'ORAL', 'TOPICAL').

## `manufacturerName` (type: `string`):

Drug manufacturer name.

## `setId` (type: `string`):

Set ID (SPL set-id) for a specific drug product.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Max drug labels to return.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "brandName": "Tylenol",
  "genericName": "",
  "route": "",
  "manufacturerName": "",
  "setId": "",
  "maxItems": 50
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("samwise.agency/openfda-drug-labels").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("samwise.agency/openfda-drug-labels").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call samwise.agency/openfda-drug-labels --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=samwise.agency/openfda-drug-labels",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/E3VHBhxVpvhoSaBdK/builds/o6b7nltcOKI3JUL94/openapi.json