fda-database

# FDA Database Access ## Overview Access comprehensive FDA regulatory data through openFDA, the FDA's initiative to provide open APIs for public datasets. Query information about drugs, medical devices, foods, animal/veterinary products, and substances using Python with standardized interfaces. **Key capabilities:** - Query adverse events for drugs, devices, foods, and veterinary products - Access product labeling, approvals, and regulatory submissions - Monitor recalls and enforcement actions - Look up National Drug Codes (NDC) and substance identifiers (UNII) - Analyze device classifications and clearances (510k, PMA) - Track drug shortages and supply issues - Research chemical structures and substance relationships ## When to Use This Skill This skill should be used when working with: - **Drug research**: Safety profiles, adverse events, labeling, approvals, shortages - **Medical device surveillance**: Adverse events, recalls, 510(k) clearances, PMA approvals - **Food safety**: Recalls, allergen tracking, adverse events, dietary supplements - **Veterinary medicine**: Animal drug adverse events by species and breed - **Chemical/substance data**: UNII lookup, CAS number mapping, molecular structures - **Regulatory analysis**: Approval pathways, enforcement actions, compliance tracking - **Pharmacovigilance**: Post-market surveillance, safety signal detection - **Scientific research**: Drug interactions, comparative safety, epidemiological studies ## Quick Start ### 1....