fda_drug_shortages
ActiveTool of FDA Data MCP
declared in 0.1.0
Search FDA drug shortages by generic name, company, status, or availability. Drug shortages signal manufacturing capacity strain, quality issues, or supply chain disruption. Useful for identifying companies with operational challenges. Related: fda_search_drugs (drug application data by company), fda_search_ndc (NDC-level product details).
Parameters schema
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"properties": {
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"default": 100,
"maximum": 500,
"minimum": 1,
"description": "Max results to return (1-500)"
},
"offset": {
"type": "integer",
"default": 0,
"maximum": 9007199254740991,
"minimum": 0,
"description": "Result offset for pagination"
},
"status": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 500,
"description": "Shortage status filter"
},
"company_name": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 500,
"description": "Company name (fuzzy match)"
},
"generic_name": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 500,
"description": "Generic drug name (fuzzy match)"
}
}
}No endpoints wrapped at confidence ≥ 0.70.
Parent server
FDA Data MCP
https://github.com/medley/fda-data
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