# FDA API

> 5 public methods for FDA (fda.gov), each 1 credit per completed run.

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- Page: https://fous.com/methods/fda.gov

## Methods

### [Search drug recalls](https://fous.com/methods/open.fda.gov/search-drug-recalls.md)

`open.fda.gov/search_drug_recalls`, read. Finds FDA drug enforcement recalls by medicine or company name, newest first, with status, class, reason and quantity. Recent recalls may not yet appear.

Returns: product description, company, start date, reason, class, status, distribution, quantity, recall number, FDA link

### [Search food recalls](https://fous.com/methods/open.fda.gov/search-food-recalls.md)

`open.fda.gov/search_food_recalls`, read. Finds FDA food recall enforcement reports by product, brand, or allergen, newest first. Reports are updated weekly and recall statuses may lag.

Returns: product, company, start date, reason, seriousness, status, distribution, record link

### [Get drug label](https://fous.com/methods/open.fda.gov/get-drug-label.md)

`open.fda.gov/get_drug_label`, read. Finds the latest FDA drug label for a brand or generic medicine and returns its uses, directions, warnings, ingredients and a DailyMed link.

Returns: brand and generic name, manufacturer, type, uses, directions, boxed warning, warnings, side effects, pregnancy information, effective date, DailyMed link

### [Get reported side effects](https://fous.com/methods/open.fda.gov/get-reported-side-effects.md)

`open.fda.gov/get_reported_side_effects`, read. Lists the most frequently reported reaction terms for a brand or generic medicine in FDA adverse-event reports, with counts and the share of all matching reports. Reports do not establish causation.

Returns: total reports, serious percent, reaction terms with counts and shares, FDA result links

### [Search medical device recalls](https://fous.com/methods/fda.gov/search-device-recalls.md)

`fda.gov/search_device_recalls`, read. Finds FDA medical device recalls whose product description or recalling company matches a phrase, newest first, with the recall class and its health-risk meaning from each FDA recall page. An optional start date limits recalls to those initiated on or after it.

Returns: device name, company, recall date, reason, seriousness (recall class), status, what to do, recall number, product code, FDA page link