# MHRA UK Drug & Device Safety Alerts & Recalls Scraper (`scrapers_lat/mhra-drug-device-alerts-scraper`) Actor

Scrape MHRA UK drug & medical device safety alerts and recalls: Field Safety Notices, National Patient Safety Alerts, Device Safety Information, medicines recalls. Filter by alert type, date, keyword, product.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapers\_lat/mhra-drug-device-alerts-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Scrapers Lat](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat) (community)
- **Categories:** Other, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $12.00 / 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.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

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

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# README

## MHRA UK Drug & Device Safety Alerts & Recalls Scraper

Structured, up-to-date access to the **MHRA (UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency)** drug and medical device safety alerts — every Field Safety Notice, National Patient Safety Alert, Device Safety Information notice, medicines recall/notification and MHRA Safety Roundup, delivered as clean JSON.

Ideal for pharmacovigilance, medical-device compliance, hospital and pharmacy safety teams, KYB/regulatory monitoring and market-surveillance feeds. Complements our recall franchise (openFDA food recalls, FDA drug/device recalls, Health Canada recalls, EU RASFF and EU Safety Gate) with UK coverage.

### What you get

Each record includes:

- **Reference number** — the official MHRA identifier where present (e.g. `DSI/2026/007`, `NatPSA/2025/003`, `EL(26)A/36`)
- **Title** and **short summary**
- **Alert type** — Field Safety Notice, National Patient Safety Alert, Device Safety Information, Medicines recall / notification, or MHRA Safety Roundup
- **Issued date**, **first-published** and **last-updated** timestamps
- **Source URL** on gov.uk

With **Fetch full detail** enabled (recommended), each alert is enriched with:

- **Full body text** of the alert
- **Issue / hazard** description
- **Action required** / recommended advice
- **Who / what is affected**
- **Medical specialisms** the alert is relevant to
- **Attachments** — Field Safety Notice PDFs, recall letters and supporting documents (title + direct URL)
- **Withdrawal notice**, if the alert has been withdrawn

### Filters

- **Search keyword** — full-text across the MHRA feed (product, manufacturer, hazard)
- **Alert type** — one or more of the five MHRA categories
- **Issued date range** — from / to (YYYY-MM-DD)
- **Product / manufacturer filter** — match a device model, drug or manufacturer
- **Max alerts** — cap how many records you collect

### Output

One item per alert in the dataset. Export to JSON, CSV, Excel or via the Apify API. Use it to build a UK medical-safety monitoring feed, cross-reference against your product catalogue, or push alerts into your compliance workflow.

### Pricing

Pay per result. A small add-on applies only when an alert is enriched with its full structured detail. You are never charged for failed or empty lookups.

### Notes

- Covers the complete MHRA drug & device alerts archive (~1,400+ alerts) plus every new alert as it is published.
- Data originates from the MHRA / gov.uk. This is an independent tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the MHRA.

# Actor input Schema

## `maxAlerts` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of MHRA drug / device safety alert records to collect.

## `searchKeyword` (type: `string`):

Full-text search across the MHRA drug & device alerts feed (product, manufacturer, hazard, e.g. 'insulin', 'infusion pump', 'contamination', 'Medtronic'). Leave empty to pull the most recent alerts.

## `alertType` (type: `array`):

Restrict to one or more MHRA alert types. Leave empty to include every type.

## `dateStart` (type: `string`):

Only keep alerts issued on or after this date. Optional. Format YYYY-MM-DD.

## `dateEnd` (type: `string`):

Only keep alerts issued on or before this date. Optional. Format YYYY-MM-DD.

## `productFilter` (type: `string`):

Optional. Only keep alerts whose title or summary contains this text (e.g. a device model, drug name or manufacturer).

## `withDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Fetch each alert's structured content to add the full body text, issue, action required, who is affected, medical specialisms, attachments (FSN PDFs / recall letters), first-published and last-updated dates. Turn off to return the fast listing-level fields only.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional proxy settings. The MHRA / gov.uk source is an open, reliable endpoint reachable directly from a datacenter, so a proxy is not required. Enable only if you need one.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "maxAlerts": 10,
  "alertType": [],
  "withDetails": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 = {
    "maxAlerts": 10,
    "searchKeyword": "",
    "dateStart": "",
    "dateEnd": "",
    "productFilter": ""
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapers_lat/mhra-drug-device-alerts-scraper").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 = {
    "maxAlerts": 10,
    "searchKeyword": "",
    "dateStart": "",
    "dateEnd": "",
    "productFilter": "",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapers_lat/mhra-drug-device-alerts-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

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

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

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "maxAlerts": 10,
  "searchKeyword": "",
  "dateStart": "",
  "dateEnd": "",
  "productFilter": ""
}' |
apify call scrapers_lat/mhra-drug-device-alerts-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,scrapers_lat/mhra-drug-device-alerts-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/jGIBK7MzPQYDFvt1V/builds/0TeYldNsMeiQZ6FFK/openapi.json