Government (United States)
Use openFDA from your AI
Query the US FDA's public datasets: drug product labels (indications, dosage, warnings, interactions), adverse event report summaries (FAERS), and recall/enforcement reports for drugs, foods and medical devices. No setup needed - Arlet supplies the API key that raises the rate limit.
This server connects your AI client to openFDA, the FDA's public API over its drug, food and device datasets. It is the working reference for US pharmaceutical regulatory information.
Key features:
- search_drug_labels: find a drug's official product label by brand or generic name and read the clinically important sections - indications, dosage, boxed and other warnings, contraindications, adverse reactions and drug interactions. Long sections are truncated to stay readable.
- summarize_adverse_events: aggregate FAERS spontaneous reports for a drug - the most frequently reported reactions, or breakdowns by seriousness, reporter country or patient sex. The response always carries the caveat that counts are reporting frequency, not incidence or causation.
- search_recalls: search enforcement reports for drugs, foods and devices by product keyword and recall classification (Class I = most serious), newest first.
Arlet supplies the API key, so the higher per-key limit (240 requests/minute, 120,000/day) applies with no setup on your side; that quota is shared across Arlet users.
Important: openFDA data is not validated by the FDA and must not be used to make decisions regarding medical care; every tool response repeats this disclaimer.
What you need
- An Arlet account
- No API key or account registration is needed. Just switch it on in Arlet.
Choose your AI client
Pick the AI client you use to see how to connect it with openFDA.