# searchDrugApprovals

**Identifier:** `openfda_searchDrugApprovals`

**Provider:** [OpenFDA](https://kirha.com/providers/openfda.md)

Search Drugs@FDA, the FDA's official registry of approved drug applications (NDA, BLA, ANDA). Returns approval dates, application numbers, sponsors, marketing status, and submission history. Use this for FDA approval dates and regulatory status; prefer searchDrugLabels for prescribing information.

## Run it with the CLI

```bash
kirha tools run openfda_searchDrugApprovals \
  --input '{}'
```

`--input` takes a JSON object that matches the input schema. Pass `--input -` to read it from stdin.

## Call it over HTTP

```bash
curl https://api.kirha.com/tools/v1/execute \
  --request POST \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'Authorization: **********' \
  --data '{
  "tool_name": "openfda_searchDrugApprovals",
  "input": {}
}'
```

Replace the stars with an API key from https://app.kirha.com/api-keys.

## Input schema

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "properties": {
    "applicationNumber": {
      "description": "e.g., NDA214094, BLA761090",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "drugName": {
      "description": "Brand, generic, or active ingredient name",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "limit": {
      "default": 5,
      "maximum": 20,
      "minimum": 1,
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "sponsor": {
      "description": "Applicant company or its name prefix, e.g., Novo Nordisk",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "type": "object"
}
```

## Output schema

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "applicationNumbers": {
      "description": "NDA/BLA/ANDA application numbers for composition with other tools",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "type": "array"
    },
    "applications": {
      "items": {
        "additionalProperties": false,
        "properties": {
          "applicationNumber": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "brandName": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "genericName": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "ndc": {
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "type": "array"
          },
          "originalApprovalDate": {
            "description": "FDA approval date of the original application, YYYY-MM-DD",
            "type": "string"
          },
          "products": {
            "items": {
              "additionalProperties": false,
              "properties": {
                "activeIngredients": {
                  "items": {
                    "type": "string"
                  },
                  "type": "array"
                },
                "brandName": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "dosageForm": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "marketingStatus": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "route": {
                  "type": "string"
                }
              },
              "type": "object"
            },
            "type": "array"
          },
          "rxcui": {
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "type": "array"
          },
          "sponsor": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "submissionCount": {
            "description": "Total submissions of the application",
            "type": "number"
          },
          "submissions": {
            "description": "last 25 submissions by status date",
            "items": {
              "additionalProperties": false,
              "properties": {
                "classification": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "number": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "reviewPriority": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "status": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "statusDate": {
                  "description": "YYYY-MM-DD",
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "type": {
                  "type": "string"
                }
              },
              "required": [
                "type"
              ],
              "type": "object"
            },
            "type": "array"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "applicationNumber",
          "products",
          "submissions",
          "submissionCount"
        ],
        "type": "object"
      },
      "type": "array"
    },
    "context": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "rxcuis": {
      "description": "Join key to rxnorm-mcp",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "type": "array"
    },
    "total": {
      "type": "number"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "context",
    "total",
    "applications",
    "applicationNumbers",
    "rxcuis"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}
```

## Related tools

Other OpenFDA tools that this tool refers to, or that refer to it.

- [`searchDrugLabels`](https://kirha.com/providers/openfda/searchDrugLabels.md)

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