openfda_search_drug_approvals
ActiveTool of @cyanheads/openfda-mcp-server
Search the Drugs@FDA database for drug application approvals (NDAs and ANDAs). Returns application details, sponsor info, and full submission history. Pair with openfda_get_drug_label to read the approved label, or openfda_count_values to aggregate by sponsor_name, product_type, or route.
Parameters schema
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"properties": {
"skip": {
"type": "number",
"default": 0,
"maximum": 25000,
"minimum": 0,
"description": "Number of records to skip for pagination (0-25000, default 0)"
},
"sort": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Sort expression (field:asc or field:desc). Example: submissions.submission_status_date:desc. Invalid or non-sortable fields cause a query error — use a documented field name."
},
"limit": {
"type": "number",
"default": 10,
"maximum": 1000,
"minimum": 1,
"description": "Maximum number of records to return (1-1000, default 10)"
},
"search": {
"type": "string",
"description": "openFDA search query. Examples: openfda.brand_name:\"humira\", sponsor_name:\"pfizer\", submissions.submission_type:\"ORIG\" AND submissions.review_priority:\"PRIORITY\". Omit to browse recent."
},
"canvas_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "DataCanvas session id from a prior call. Omit to start a fresh canvas; the response returns a new one when canvas is enabled. When canvas (CANVAS_PROVIDER_TYPE=duckdb) is enabled the full matched set is staged for SQL and limit/skip apply only to the inline path."
}
}
}Parent server
@cyanheads/openfda-mcp-server
https://github.com/cyanheads/openfda-mcp-server
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