Random Drugs

GEThttps://api-drugs.dataandapis.com/v1/drugs/random

Random Drugs is an endpoint of the Drugs API. 135,000 FDA drug products by NDC, joined with 17,900 recall reports.

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Request

Query parameters

Parameter	Example
amount	3	Optional

Example request

curl

curl "https://api-drugs.dataandapis.com/v1/drugs/random?amount=3" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Node.js

const res = await fetch("https://api-drugs.dataandapis.com/v1/drugs/random?amount=3", {
  headers: { "X-Api-Key": process.env.DATAANDAPIS_KEY },
});
const data = await res.json();

Python

import os, requests

r = requests.get(
    "https://api-drugs.dataandapis.com/v1/drugs/random?amount=3",
    headers={"X-Api-Key": os.environ["DATAANDAPIS_KEY"]},
)
data = r.json()

Example response

{
  "ok": true,
  "count": 3,
  "results": [
    {
      "product_ndc": "58228-2010",
      "brand_name": "Burn Ease",
      "generic_name": "Burn Ease",
      "labeler": "ProStat First Aid LLC",
      "product_type": "HUMAN OTC DRUG",
      "dosage_form": "GEL",
      "routes": [
        "TOPICAL"
      ],
      "dea_schedule": null,
      "active_ingredients": [
        {
          "name": "LIDOCAINE HYDROCHLORIDE",
          "strength": "2 g/100g"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "product_ndc": "58228-2510",
      "brand_name": "Alcohol Wipes",
      "generic_name": "Alcohol Wipes",
      "labeler": "ProStat First Aid LLC",
      "product_type": "HUMAN OTC DRUG",
…

Show full response

{
  "ok": true,
  "count": 3,
  "results": [
    {
      "product_ndc": "58228-2010",
      "brand_name": "Burn Ease",
      "generic_name": "Burn Ease",
      "labeler": "ProStat First Aid LLC",
      "product_type": "HUMAN OTC DRUG",
      "dosage_form": "GEL",
      "routes": [
        "TOPICAL"
      ],
      "dea_schedule": null,
      "active_ingredients": [
        {
          "name": "LIDOCAINE HYDROCHLORIDE",
          "strength": "2 g/100g"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "product_ndc": "58228-2510",
      "brand_name": "Alcohol Wipes",
      "generic_name": "Alcohol Wipes",
      "labeler": "ProStat First Aid LLC",
      "product_type": "HUMAN OTC DRUG",
      "dosage_form": "SWAB",
      "routes": [
        "TOPICAL"
      ],
      "dea_schedule": null,
      "active_ingredients": [
        {
          "name": "ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL",
          "strength": ".7 mL/mL"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "product_ndc": "58228-6283",
      "brand_name": "Burn Ease 3.5g",
      "generic_name": "Burn Ease 3.5G",
      "labeler": "Front Line Safety",
      "product_type": "HUMAN OTC DRUG",
      "dosage_form": "GEL",
      "routes": [
        "TOPICAL"
      ],
      "dea_schedule": null,
      "active_ingredients": [
        {
          "name": "LIDOCAINE HYDROCHLORIDE",
          "strength": "2 g/100g"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

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