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openfda-mcp-server

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Query FDA data on drugs, food, devices, and recalls via openFDA. STDIO or Streamable HTTP.

Uptime
100.0%
1 direct probes · 30d
Response
733ms
last probe
Tools
14
callable
Resources
0
readable
Prompts
0
available

Tools · 14

openfda_search_adverse_events

Search adverse event reports across drugs, food, and devices. Use to investigate safety signals, find reports for a specific product, or explore reactions by demographics.

openfda_search_animal_events

Search adverse event reports for veterinary drugs and devices submitted to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine. Records include animal species, breed, age, weight, drug name and route, adverse reac…

openfda_search_drug_shortages

Search FDA drug shortage records. Returns per-product shortage status, availability, therapeutic category, dosage form, manufacturer, and dates. Use to check whether a drug is currently in shortage, f…

openfda_search_recalls

Search enforcement reports and recall actions across drugs, food, and devices.

openfda_search_tobacco_reports

Search problem reports submitted to the FDA for tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, vaping products, cigarettes, and smokeless tobacco. Reports capture product type, reported health problems (e.…

openfda_count_values

Aggregate and tally unique values for any field across any openFDA endpoint. Returns ranked term-count pairs sorted by count descending. Pair with openfda_search_adverse_events, openfda_search_drug_ap…

openfda_describe_fields

Return the searchable field paths for an openFDA endpoint, grouped by category with type and description. Use before constructing a search query to find the correct dotted field path — field names dif…

openfda_get_drug_label

Look up FDA drug labeling (package inserts / SPL documents). Check indications, warnings, dosage, contraindications, active ingredients, or any structured label section. A label runs to tens of thousa…

openfda_search_drug_approvals

Search the Drugs@FDA database for drug application approvals (NDAs and ANDAs). Returns application details, sponsor info, and full submission history. Pair with openfda_get_drug_label to read the appr…

openfda_search_device_clearances

Search FDA device premarket notifications — 510(k) clearances and PMA approvals.

openfda_lookup_ndc

Look up drugs in the NDC (National Drug Code) Directory. Identify drug products by NDC code, find active ingredients, packaging details, or manufacturer info. Pair with openfda_get_drug_label using th…

openfda_drug_profile

Resolve one drug name to its FDA identity, then fan out in parallel across the bounded per-drug openFDA endpoints and merge into one profile: identity, label highlights, adverse-event summary, recall …

openfda_dataframe_describe

List the tables and column schemas on a DataCanvas staged by an openFDA search tool. Call before openfda_dataframe_query to discover the exact table name, column names, and DuckDB types needed for val…

openfda_dataframe_query

Run a read-only SQL SELECT against a DataCanvas table staged by an openFDA search tool (call one with stage=true; its response carries canvas_id + canvas_table). Enables GROUP BY, COUNT/SUM/AVG, time-…

How to use

Add to your Claude Desktop / Cursor / Cline MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openfda-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://openfda.caseyjhand.com/mcp",
      "transport": "http"
    }
  }
}