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openFDA

Also known as: open FDA, FDA open data, openFDA API

Verified from openFDA on 06-02-2026
Quick answer

openFDA is the FDA's public data platform, offering structured access to regulatory datasets such as drug product labels, adverse event reports, and enforcement actions. It was established to align FDA information with broader federal open-data mandates. The verbatim source quote from the FDA below describes the policy framework behind its creation.

MedivaScan summary. The authoritative source quote follows below.

openFDA definition

openFDA was implemented in support of the 2013 Executive Order "Making Open and Machine Readable the New Default for Government Information" which was superseded by the 2019 "Open, Public, Electronic, and Necessary, (OPEN) Government Data Act"

U.S. Food and Drug AdministrationView on source ›Verbatim quote. Last verified 06-02-2026.
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