FDA Open Data#

Search the US Food and Drug Administration's public databases. Pull adverse drug event reports (FAERS), look up drug labeling and package inserts, and browse food recall enforcement actions. All data is open and requires no API key.

Tools#

ToolDescriptionsearch_drug_eventsSearch FDA adverse drug event (FAERS) reports by drug name, reaction, or keywordsearch_drug_labelsSearch drug labeling / package inserts by brand name, generic name, or active ingredientsearch_food_recallsSearch food recall enforcement actions by product name, company, or reason

Use cases#

• Investigating reported side effects for a specific medication
• Looking up official prescribing information and contraindications
• Monitoring food recalls for safety-critical applications
• Pharmacovigilance research across the FAERS database

Example: adverse events for metformin#

bash

curl -s -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/fda/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_drug_events","arguments":{"query":"metformin","limit":3}}}'

Returns reported reactions, drug dosage info, patient demographics, and outcome classifications.

MCP config#

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx-fda": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote@latest", "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/fda/mcp"]
    }
  }
}