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openfda-database
Query, search, and download data from the openFDA API for drugs, devices, foods, tobacco, cosmetics, animal and veterinary products, substances, and transparency data. Use for FDA adverse events, recalls, labeling, approvals, shortages, 510(k) clearances, NDC lookups, and any FDA safety or regulatory data query across all 28 API endpoints.
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# openFDA Search and Query
## Prerequisites
1. **`uv`**: Read the `uv` skill and follow its Setup instructions to ensure
`uv` is installed and on PATH.
2. **User Notification**: If .licenses/openfda_database_LICENSE.txt does not
already exist in the workspace root directory then (1) prominently notify
the user to check the terms at https://open.fda.gov/apis/ and
https://open.fda.gov/license, then (2) create the file recording the
notification text and timestamp.
3. **`.env` file**: Make sure the `.env` file exists in your home directory.
Create one if it does not exist.
4. **`FDA_API_KEY`** (optional but recommended): Raises the daily request limit