OpenFDA Search Drug Events
Search the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) database via openFDA for drug safety reports. Accepts convenience parameters drug_name and reaction (e.g., drug_name='warfarin', reaction='haemorrhage'), or a raw Lucene 'search' string for advanced queries. Contains 20+ million adverse event reports. IMPORTANT: MedDRA reaction terms use British English spelling (e.g., 'haemorrhage' not 'hemorrhage', 'haematoma' not 'hematoma'). Returns serious adverse events with outcomes (hospitalization,…
Overview
Search the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) database via openFDA for drug safety reports. Accepts convenience parameters drug_name and reaction (e.g., drug_name='warfarin', reaction='haemorrhage'), or a raw Lucene 'search' string for advanced queries. Contains 20+ million adverse event reports. IMPORTANT: MedDRA reaction terms use British English spelling (e.g., 'haemorrhage' not 'hemorrhage', 'haematoma' not 'hematoma'). Returns serious adverse events with outcomes (hospitalization, death), suspect drugs, and MedDRA reactions.
Schema
JSON Schema the agent (or your API call) must match.
Examples (1)
Default OpenFDA Search Drug Events call
Anonymous-safe example. Rate-limited; no sign-in required.
Identifiers
- Catalog ID
- tu_OpenFDA_search_drug_events
- Tool name
- OpenFDA_search_drug_events
- Added
- 2026-04-30 22:47Z
- Tags
- tooluniverse