💊 DailyMed Drug Label Section Change Monitor

Turn official DailyMed SPL version history into review-ready drug-label changes. Instead of returning a list of recently published labels, this Actor downloads the current and previous structured label, compares safety-critical sections, and shows exactly which text was added or removed.

📤 What you get

• version-to-version changes for boxed warnings, indications, dosage, contraindications, warnings, interactions, adverse reactions, and supply/storage;
• full current and previous section text plus sentence-level additions and removals;
• SHA-256 fingerprints for repeatable monitoring and audit trails;
• DailyMed Set ID, SPL versions, publication history, NDCs, and direct official label/XML/version-download links;
• search by generic or brand name, exact Set ID, publication date, or boxed-warning status.

Example input

{
  "drugNames": ["KEYTRUDA"],
  "publishedSince": "2026-01-01",
  "comparePreviousVersion": true,
  "emitUnchangedSections": false,
  "maxLabels": 10
}

Each dataset row is one meaningful section result, so a label that changed its boxed warning and adverse-reactions text produces two independently usable records. Run the same input on an Apify Schedule to watch a product, sponsor portfolio, or therapeutic area.

🗂️ Data source

The Actor uses the U.S. National Library of Medicine DailyMed REST API and official archived SPL ZIP files. Every result links back to the source label and retains both version numbers.

💰 Pricing

Pay only for section results written to the dataset. Empty searches and sections filtered as unchanged do not create result charges.

📥 Complete input reference

Field	Type	Default	Purpose
drugNames	array	["KEYTRUDA"]	Search one or more generic or brand names.
setIds	array	[]	Optionally monitor exact SPL Set IDs.
publishedSince	string	"2026-01-01"	Only labels published on or after this YYYY-MM-DD date.
boxedWarningOnly	boolean	false	Restrict name searches to labels containing an FDA boxed warning.
comparePreviousVersion	boolean	true	Download the prior archived SPL and calculate section-level changes.
emitUnchangedSections	boolean	false	Also store monitored sections whose normalized text is identical between versions.
maxLabels	integer	10	Maximum distinct DailyMed labels to inspect in one run.

📤 Complete output reference

The default dataset is exportable as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML or RSS. Fields remain stable for scheduled runs and API integrations.

Field	Type
recordType	string
setId	string
drugTitle	string
publishedDate	string
currentVersion	integer
previousVersion	integer / null
sectionCode	string
sectionName	string
changeType	string
currentSectionText	string
previousSectionText	string / null
addedText	array
removedText	array
addedTextPreview	string / null
removedTextPreview	string / null
currentFingerprint	string
previousFingerprint	string / null
versionHistory	array
ndcs	array
officialLabelUrl	string
currentXmlUrl	string
previousZipUrl	string / null
scrapedAt	string

🔌 API & integrations

Run this Actor from the Apify Console, API, CLI, MCP, Make, Zapier or n8n. Replace the Actor identifier and token in this template:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/dailymed-label-section-change-monitor/runs?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'

Results are stored in the run's default dataset and can be forwarded with Apify webhooks or scheduled Tasks.

🔎 Search keywords

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