fda

name	fda
description	Query openFDA via VenusFactory for drugs, devices, adverse events, recalls, and regulatory submissions (510k, PMA). Use when the user needs FDA pharmacovigilance, labeling, NDC/UNII, or openFDA analytics. Do NOT use for ChEMBL bioactivity (chembl_database) or general biomedical literature (pubmed).
license	Unknown
metadata	{"version":"1.2","skill-author":"VenusFactory2"}

FDA / openFDA

Overview

Hub tool: query_fda — drug label search with adverse-event fallback (see FdaDrugLabelSearchInput). Broader openFDA categories (devices, foods, 510k, …) use FDAQuery via agent_generated_code and modules under src/tools/search/deepsearch/fda/ (or legacy references/).

Project Tools (VenusFactory2)

Tool	Args	When
query_fda	query, max_results, max_content_length	Conversational drug label / event lookup

Workflow

1. Quick drug question → query_fda
2. Devices / foods / recalls / 510k → load references/devices.md (etc.) + agent_generated_code with FDAQuery
3. Set OPENFDA_API_KEY when available to raise rate limits

When NOT to use

• Potency / IC50 / SAR → chembl_database + rdkit
• Literature review → pubmed / openalex

Common mistakes

• Inventing tools like query_fda_device / query_drug_events as hub names
• Treating query_fda as full openFDA coverage

References (progressive disclosure)

Trust order: SKILL.md (hub tools & envelopes) → topic refs → references/legacy_guide.md (archived; may be outdated).

read_skill(skill_id="fda", relative_path="references/legacy_guide.md")

Load legacy only after the hub workflow in this file is insufficient.