Do I need an API key to use the FDA Database skill?

The skill works without a key for up to 1,000 requests per day, but registering for a free openFDA API key increases your limit to 120,000 requests per day.

Is this skill suitable for scientific research?

Absolutely. It is designed for drug research, epidemiological studies, and monitoring safety signals using standardized FDA datasets.

Can I perform comparative drug analysis?

Yes, the skill provides patterns to compare safety profiles, serious event rates, and recall histories for multiple drugs side-by-side.

What data can I access with this skill?

You can access comprehensive public datasets for human drugs, medical devices, food, animal/veterinary products, and chemical substances provided by the FDA.

Does it support medical device UDI lookups?

Yes, the skill includes endpoints for the Unique Device Identification (UDI) database, as well as 510(k) and PMA clearance data.

FDA Database Access

Name: FDA Database Access
Author: Yezez9

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Data Science & ML

Interfaces with the openFDA API to analyze regulatory data for drugs, medical devices, food safety, and substances.

The FDA Database Access skill provides a robust Python-based interface for the openFDA API, allowing researchers and developers to programmatically query comprehensive regulatory datasets. It enables deep dives into drug adverse events, medical device clearances, food recalls, and substance identification. This tool is essential for pharmacovigilance, regulatory compliance analysis, and public health research, offering standardized patterns for temporal trend analysis and cross-database lookups.

Key Features

01Perform temporal trend and comparative safety profile analysis

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03Look up National Drug Codes (NDC) and substance identifiers (UNII)

04Monitor product recalls and enforcement actions across industries

05Query adverse events for drugs, devices, foods, and veterinary products

06Access regulatory submissions including 510(k) and PMA approvals

Use Cases

01Monitoring food supply chains for allergen and contamination recalls

02Pharmacovigilance and post-market safety signal detection

03Regulatory research for medical device market clearance pathways

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add yezez9/research-agent fda-database

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT