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OpenFDA Search Drug Approvals

Search the FDA Drugs@FDA database for drug approval records by drug name, sponsor/manufacturer, or application number. Returns FDA application details including NDA/ANDA/BLA numbers, sponsor names, approved dosage forms and strengths, active ingredients, original approval dates, and submission counts. Use this to find FDA-approved drugs, check approval status, or look up generic vs brand drug registrations.

Livelast probed 2026-04-30 23:07Z· 114msCortexa

Status

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

Last probed: 1d ago
Last success: 1d ago
Last latency: 114ms

Schema

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

{
  "properties": {
    "application_number": {
      "description": "FDA application number (e.g., 'NDA021457', 'ANDA078372', 'BLA125554')",
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "drug_name": {
      "description": "Drug name to search (brand or generic, e.g., 'aspirin', 'metformin', 'Lipitor', 'atorvastatin')",
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "limit": {
      "default": 5,
      "description": "Maximum number of results (default: 5, max: 20)",
      "maximum": 20,
      "minimum": 1,
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "operation": {
      "description": "Operation type",
      "enum": [
        "search_approvals"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "sponsor": {
      "description": "Sponsor/manufacturer name (e.g., 'PFIZER', 'MERCK', 'NOVARTIS')",
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "operation"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default OpenFDA Search Drug Approvals call

public-safeinput

{
  "limit": 3,
  "operation": ""
}

Expected response keys: success

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

Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_OpenFDA_search_drug_approvals
Tool name: OpenFDA_search_drug_approvals
Added: 2026-04-30 22:47Z
Tags: tooluniverse

OpenFDA Search Drug Approvals

Livelast probed 2026-04-30 23:07Z· 114msCortexa

Schema

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

{ "properties": { "application_number": { "description": "FDA application number (e.g., 'NDA021457', 'ANDA078372', 'BLA125554')", "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "drug_name": { "description": "Drug name to search (brand or generic, e.g., 'aspirin', 'metformin', 'Lipitor', 'atorvastatin')", "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "limit": { "default": 5, "description": "Maximum number of results (default: 5, max: 20)", "maximum": 20, "minimum": 1, "type": "integer" }, "operation": { "description": "Operation type", "enum": [ "search_approvals" ], "type": "string" }, "sponsor": { "description": "Sponsor/manufacturer name (e.g., 'PFIZER', 'MERCK', 'NOVARTIS')", "type": [ "string", "null" ] } }, "required": [ "operation" ], "type": "object" }