# OpenFDA

> Use this tool when you need to retrieve detailed information about drugs, including label data, generic names, and adverse event reports. It solves problems related to drug research, safety monitoring, and pharmaceutical data analysis by providing access to comprehensive drug information through the OpenFDA API. It accepts drug names or generic ingredients as input and returns relevant data on drug labels, brand versions, and side effects.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/ythalorossy-openfda  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ythalorossy-openfda

## Description

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for querying drug information from the OpenFDA API.

Features
Retrieve drug label information by brand name
Retrieve drug information by generic (active ingredient) name
Get all brand versions of a generic drug
Get adverse event (side effect) reports for a drug

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.96
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** other
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/ixjj905u71)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/ythalorossy/openfda>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "ythalorossy-openfda"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ythalorossy-openfda` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ythalorossy-openfda/pull`

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