Fda Drug Event Search
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from $10.00 / 1,000 results
Fda Drug Event Search
FDA Drug Adverse Event Search
What does FDA Drug Adverse Event Search do?
This Apify actor searches the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) database. It retrieves reports of adverse reactions and side effects associated with prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, and biological products. The data includes patient demographics, reported reactions, severity indicators, and outcome information.
Why use this drug safety data tool?
The FDA adverse event database is a critical resource for pharmaceutical researchers, healthcare professionals, patients, and journalists investigating drug safety. This actor automates the extraction of structured adverse event data, making it easy to analyze drug safety profiles, identify common side effects, and monitor post-market drug surveillance data. Manual searches through the FDA database are time-consuming; this tool delivers results in seconds.
How to use the FDA Drug Adverse Event Search
- Enter the Drug Name to search for (e.g., aspirin, ibuprofen, metformin)
- Set the Max Results to control how many adverse event reports to return
- Click Start to run the actor
- Download your drug safety data in JSON, CSV, or Excel format
The actor works with zero configuration, defaulting to searching for aspirin adverse events.
Input Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| drugName | string | Name of drug to search for | aspirin |
| maxResults | integer | Maximum adverse event reports to return | 25 |
Output Data
Each adverse event report contains:
- drugName - Names of drugs reported in the event
- reactions - Reported adverse reactions and side effects
- serious - Whether the event was classified as serious
- seriousOutcome - Specific outcomes (death, hospitalization, life-threatening, disabling)
- reportDate - Date the report was received by the FDA
- patientAge - Patient age group
- patientSex - Patient sex (Male/Female)
- reporterCountry - Country where the report originated
Cost of Usage
This actor is efficient and uses minimal compute resources with a single API call.
- Per result: $0.01
- Per 1,000 results: $10
- Actor start cost: $0.005
A typical run with 25 results completes in under 10 seconds.
Tips and Advanced Usage
- Search for generic drug names for the broadest results (e.g., "acetaminophen" instead of "Tylenol")
- The serious field helps quickly filter for the most concerning adverse events
- Use seriousOutcome to find reports specifically involving hospitalization or death
- Schedule regular runs to monitor ongoing drug safety concerns
- Export to CSV for further analysis in spreadsheet tools or statistical software
- Results are individual reports, not aggregated statistics; multiple reports may describe the same reaction
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