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openFDA MCP Connector for Claude

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Access the powerful openFDA databases for drug adverse events, food recalls, and medical device safety reports globally.

3 tools Official Updated Jun 28, 2026 Official Vinkius Partner
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The openFDA MCP Server provides direct, zero-auth access to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory databases. This server allows your AI agent to construct complex pharmacological queries and retrieve public health data in real-time.

Core Capabilities

  • Drug Adverse Events — Investigate documented side effects, medication errors, and quality complaints across millions of historical patient records.
  • Food Safety Recalls — Keep track of active and historical FDA enforcement reports, including outbreaks of pathogens like Salmonella or Listeria.
  • Medical Device Safety (MAUDE) — Monitor injuries, malfunctions, and deaths associated with medical devices.
  • Advanced Search Capabilities — All tools accept raw query syntax, giving your AI agent absolute freedom to perform highly granular, multi-variable analytical research.

Ideal for healthcare researchers, compliance officers, and public safety analysts requiring deep programmatic data scraping without the overhead of API key management.

pharmacovigilancemedical-devicesfood-safetyregulatory-datapublic-health

3 tools expose this connector's capabilities to your AI agent.

query_drug_events

g., patient.drug.medicinalproduct:"ASPIRIN", patient.reaction.reactionmeddrapt:"HEADACHE"). The dataset contains reports of adverse events, medication errors, and product quality complaints. Max limit is 100. Query the openFDA Drug Adverse Events database using Lucene syntax

query_food_recalls

Examples: reason_for_recall:"salmonella", status:"Ongoing", state:"CA". Helps track foodborne illness outbreaks and FDA regulations. Search openFDA Food Enforcement and Recalls database

query_medical_devices

Useful query fields: device.generic_name:"PACEMAKER", event_type:"Malfunction", date_of_event:[20200101 TO 20231231]. Search openFDA Medical Device Adverse Events (MAUDE)

See how to talk to your AI agent using openFDA.

What are the most recent food recalls related to Salmonella in California?

I've searched the openFDA Food Enforcement database using the Lucene query `reason_for_recall:"salmonella" AND state:"CA"`. Here are the most recent recall events and associated product descriptions.

Are there any reports of 'insomnia' after taking generic Ibuprofen?

Searching the Drug Adverse Events dataset for `patient.drug.medicinalproduct:"IBUPROFEN" AND patient.reaction.reactionmeddrapt:"INSOMNIA"`. Yes, I've found multiple adverse event records. Here is a summary of the metadata.

No. This zero-auth integration allows up to 1,000 requests per day (per IP address) right out of the box, covering most standard agent usage scenarios.

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