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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,…

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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.

JSON · 45 lines · 1,537 chars

Examples (1)

Default OpenFDA Search Drug Events call

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JSON · 1 line · 2 chars
Expected response keys: success

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Identifiers

Catalog ID
tu_OpenFDA_search_drug_events
Tool name
OpenFDA_search_drug_events
Added
2026-04-30 22:47Z
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