Check
by drug-shortage-check.iykykblog.workers.dev in Developer tools
Check whether a drug is currently in shortage in the FDA Drug Shortages Database, by generic/brand name or NDC. Returns the FDA status (Currently in Shortage / Resolved / To Be Discontinued), affected presentations, availability, FDA-published shortage reason, and posting dates. Public-domain FDA data via openFDA.
https://drug-shortage-check.iykykblog.workers.dev/check- Price
- $0.05
- per call in USDC
- Uptime
- 100%
- last 30 days
- Response time
- 565 ms
- 828 ms slowest 5%
- Last check
- Passed
- 5 h ago, next any minute now
Reliability
Status and outage history · Atom feed · Watch with other listings
How to call it
POST https://drug-shortage-check.iykykblog.workers.dev/check
Each call costs $0.05 in USDC on Base, paid with the request over x402.
Run a free test callOne unpaid request, the way an agent sends it. You see the payment challenge it gets back. Nothing is charged.
Example request
From the listing.
POST https://drug-shortage-check.iykykblog.workers.dev/check
content-type: application/json
{
"name": "Atropine Sulfate"
}Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
name | string | No | Generic or brand drug name, e.g. 'Atropine Sulfate' |
ndc | string | No | Package or product NDC, with or without dashes, e.g. '16729-525-08' |
Example response
The provider's example. We can't check it without paying.
Example response, 35 lines
{
"counts": {
"current": 17,
"resolved": 0,
"to_be_discontinued": 2,
"total": 19
},
"found": true,
"in_shortage": true,
"listings": [
{
"availability": "Unavailable",
"brand_names": null,
"company_name": "Accord Healthcare Inc.",
"dosage_form": "Injection",
"fda_database_url": "https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-safety-and-availability/drug-shortages",
"generic_name": "Atropine Sulfate Injection",
"initial_posting_date": "2012-01-01",
"package_ndc": "16729-525-08",
"presentation": "Atropine Sulfate, Injection, .4 mg/1 mL (NDC 16729-525-08)",
"shortage_reason": "Requirements related to complying with good manufacturing practices",
"status": "Current",
"status_label": "Currently in Shortage",
"therapeutic_category": [
"Anesthesia",
"Neurology",
"Pediatric"
]
}
],
"query": {
"name": "Atropine Sulfate"
},
"verdict": "currently_in_shortage"
}Call it from code
The curl command shows the payment challenge. The JavaScript and Python versions pay and call, and never pay more than $0.05.
curl: see the payment challenge
# bash or zsh: see the payment challenge. Nothing is charged.
curl -sS -g -i -X POST 'https://drug-shortage-check.iykykblog.workers.dev/check' \
-H 'content-type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{"name":"Atropine Sulfate"}'
# x402 v2 sends the challenge base64-encoded in the PAYMENT-REQUIRED header (v1 sends it in the body).
# To read the header:
curl -sS -g -o /dev/null -D - -X POST 'https://drug-shortage-check.iykykblog.workers.dev/check' \
-H 'content-type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{"name":"Atropine Sulfate"}' \
| grep -i '^payment-required:' | cut -d' ' -f2 | tr -d '\r' | base64 --decodeJavaScript: pay and call
// npm i @x402/fetch @x402/evm viem
import { wrapFetchWithPayment, x402Client } from "@x402/fetch";
import { registerExactEvmScheme } from "@x402/evm/exact/client";
import { privateKeyToAccount } from "viem/accounts";
// Pays at most $0.05 per call.
const client = new x402Client().setSpendControls({ maxAmountPerPayment: "$0.05" });
registerExactEvmScheme(client, { signer: privateKeyToAccount(process.env.EVM_PRIVATE_KEY) });
const pay = wrapFetchWithPayment(fetch, client);
// Not sure it's safe to pay? ToolVet checks it first for $0.005. Pay for that from a separate
// client: this one is capped at $0.05 per payment. GET https://toolvet.app/api/v1/check?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrug-shortage-check.iykykblog.workers.dev%2Fcheck&method=POST
const res = await pay("https://drug-shortage-check.iykykblog.workers.dev/check", {
method: "POST",
headers: { "content-type": "application/json" },
body: JSON.stringify({
"name": "Atropine Sulfate"
}),
});
console.log(res.status, await res.text());Python: pay and call
# pip install "x402[requests,evm]"
import os
from eth_account import Account
from x402 import x402ClientSync
from x402.http.clients import x402_requests
from x402.mechanisms.evm import EthAccountSigner
from x402.mechanisms.evm.exact.register import register_exact_evm_client
# Pays at most $0.05 per call.
client = x402ClientSync().set_spend_controls({"max_amount_per_payment": "$0.05"})
register_exact_evm_client(client, EthAccountSigner(Account.from_key(os.environ["EVM_PRIVATE_KEY"])))
with x402_requests(client) as session:
res = session.post(
"https://drug-shortage-check.iykykblog.workers.dev/check",
json={
"name": "Atropine Sulfate",
},
)
print(res.status_code, res.text)Security scan
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