Pp Openfda

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Openfda — Printing Press CLI

Prerequisites: Install the CLI

This skill drives the openfda-pp-cli binary. You must verify the CLI is installed before invoking any command from this skill. If it is missing, install it first:

1. Install via the Printing Press installer. It defaults binaries to $HOME/.local/bin on macOS/Linux and %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\PrintingPress\bin on Windows:

   npx -y @mvanhorn/printing-press-library install openfda --cli-only

2. Verify: openfda-pp-cli --version
3. Ensure the reported install directory is on $PATH for the agent/runtime that will invoke this skill.

If the npx install fails (no Node, offline, etc.), fall back to a direct Go install (requires Go 1.26.6 or newer):

go install github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/library/developer-tools/openfda/cmd/openfda-pp-cli@latest

If --version reports "command not found" after install, the runtime cannot see the binary directory on $PATH. Do not proceed with skill commands until verification succeeds.

When Not to Use This CLI

Do not activate this CLI for requests that require creating, updating, deleting, publishing, commenting, upvoting, inviting, ordering, sending messages, booking, purchasing, or changing remote state. This printed CLI exposes read-only commands for inspection, export, sync, and analysis.

Command Reference

animal-events — Animal drug and device adverse event reports.

• openfda-pp-cli animal-events — Search animal adverse event reports

device-510k — Premarket notification submissions demonstrating substantial equivalence.

• openfda-pp-cli device-510k — Search 510(k) clearance records

device-classification — Medical device product codes, specialty areas, and regulatory class.

• openfda-pp-cli device-classification — Search device classifications

device-covid19 — COVID-19 serological testing evaluation data.

• openfda-pp-cli device-covid19 — Search COVID-19 serology test evaluations

device-events — Medical device adverse event reports (MAUDE/MDR) — injuries, deaths, malfunctions.

• openfda-pp-cli device-events count — Count device events by field
• openfda-pp-cli device-events list — Search device adverse event reports

device-pma — Class III medical device premarket approval decisions.

• openfda-pp-cli device-pma — Search premarket approval records

device-recall-detail — Detailed device recall actions addressing defects or health risks.

• openfda-pp-cli device-recall-detail — Search device recall action details

device-recalls — Medical device recall enforcement reports.

• openfda-pp-cli device-recalls — Search device recall enforcement reports

device-registration — Medical device manufacturing establishment registrations and product listings.

• openfda-pp-cli device-registration — Search device registrations and listings

device-udi — Global Unique Device Identification Database (GUDID).

• openfda-pp-cli device-udi — Search unique device identifiers

drug-approvals — FDA-approved drug products since 1939 — applications, submissions, and marketing status.

• openfda-pp-cli drug-approvals — Search approved drug products

drug-events — Reports of drug side effects, medication errors, product quality problems (FAERS). 4.9M+ reports since 2003.

• openfda-pp-cli drug-events count — Count adverse events by field
• openfda-pp-cli drug-events list — Search drug adverse event reports

drug-labels — Structured product information including prescribing info, black box warnings, indications.

• openfda-pp-cli drug-labels — Search drug product labels

drug-ndc — National Drug Code directory — product identifiers, packaging, and classification.

• openfda-pp-cli drug-ndc — Search NDC directory

drug-recalls — Drug product recall enforcement reports.

• openfda-pp-cli drug-recalls count — Count drug recalls by field
• openfda-pp-cli drug-recalls list — Search drug recall enforcement reports

drug-shortages — Current and historical drug shortages from manufacturing issues, delays, and discontinuations.

• openfda-pp-cli drug-shortages — Search drug shortages

food-events — CAERS reports — food, dietary supplement, and cosmetic adverse events.

• openfda-pp-cli food-events — Search food/supplement adverse event reports

food-recalls — Food product recall enforcement reports.

• openfda-pp-cli food-recalls count — Count food recalls by field
• openfda-pp-cli food-recalls list — Search food recall enforcement reports

nsde — Non-Standardized Drug Entities — drug names that don't map to standard terminology.

• openfda-pp-cli nsde — Search non-standardized drug entities

substance — Substance data from the FDA substance registration system.

• openfda-pp-cli substance — Search substance records

tobacco-problems — Tobacco product problem reports.

• openfda-pp-cli tobacco-problems — Search tobacco problem reports

Finding the right command

When you know what you want to do but not which command does it, ask the CLI directly:

openfda-pp-cli which "<capability in your own words>"

which resolves a natural-language capability query to the best matching command from this CLI's curated feature index. Exit code 0 means at least one match; exit code 2 means no confident match — fall back to --help or use a narrower query.

Auth Setup

Set your API key via environment variable:

export FDA_API_KEY="<your-key>"

Or persist it in ``.

Run openfda-pp-cli doctor to verify setup.