Cortexa research tool·clinical·fda_orange_book

FDA OrangeBook Search Drug

Search FDA Drugs@FDA database by brand name, generic name, or application number. Returns approval status, products, and basic regulatory info. Example: brand_name='ADVIL' finds all Advil products with NDA numbers.

Livelast probed 2026-04-30 23:07Z· 98msCortexa

Status

The most recent probe succeeded. Safe to call from the agent today.

Last probed: 1d ago
Last success: 1d ago
Last latency: 98ms

Schema

JSON Schema the agent (or your API call) must match.

{
  "properties": {
    "application_number": {
      "description": "FDA application number (e.g., 'NDA020402', 'ANDA078394')",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "brand_name": {
      "description": "Brand/trade name of drug (e.g., 'ADVIL', 'LIPITOR')",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "generic_name": {
      "description": "Generic/active ingredient name (e.g., 'IBUPROFEN', 'ATORVASTATIN')",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "limit": {
      "default": 10,
      "description": "Maximum number of results (1-100, default 10)",
      "maximum": 100,
      "minimum": 1,
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "operation": {
      "const": "search_drug",
      "description": "Operation type (fixed)"
    }
  },
  "required": [],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default FDA OrangeBook Search Drug call

public-safeinput

{
  "generic_name": "BRCA1",
  "limit": 3
}

Expected response keys: success

Anonymous-safe example. Rate-limited; no sign-in required.

Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_FDA_OrangeBook_search_drug
Tool name: FDA_OrangeBook_search_drug
Added: 2026-04-30 22:47Z
Tags: tooluniverse

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