# Scrape FDA Metformin Drug Recall Records

**Use case:** 

Track FDA metformin recalls for pharmacy and supply teams: recallNumber, productDescription, reasonForRecall, recallingFirm, recallInitiationDate. 2024 on.

## Input

```json
{
  "searchType": "drugRecalls",
  "outputMode": "records",
  "keyword": "insulin",
  "genericName": "metformin",
  "classification": "",
  "recallStatus": "",
  "seriousOnly": false,
  "dateFrom": "2024-01-01",
  "maxResults": 200,
  "deduplicateResults": true,
  "monitorMode": false,
  "monitorKey": "default",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  },
  "urlsFromFile": ""
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "type": {
    "label": "Type"
  },
  "recallNumber": {
    "label": "Recall #"
  },
  "status": {
    "label": "Status"
  },
  "classification": {
    "label": "Class"
  },
  "riskLevel": {
    "label": "Risk (3=Critical)"
  },
  "productDescription": {
    "label": "Product"
  },
  "reasonForRecall": {
    "label": "Reason"
  },
  "recallingFirm": {
    "label": "Recalling firm"
  },
  "city": {
    "label": "City"
  },
  "state": {
    "label": "State"
  },
  "country": {
    "label": "Country"
  },
  "productType": {
    "label": "Type"
  },
  "recallInitiationDate": {
    "label": "Initiated"
  },
  "reportDate": {
    "label": "Reported"
  },
  "terminationDate": {
    "label": "Terminated"
  },
  "dataset": {
    "label": "Dataset"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

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