Fda Adverse Events
by SiteCheck in Developer tools
The most reported adverse reactions to a drug in FDA's FAERS database: counts, total reports and the share that were serious. Reports are voluntary and show association, not proof of cause. Source: openFDA. Information only, not medical advice.
https://api.sitecheck-api.workers.dev/api/fda/adverse-events- Price
- $0.002
- per call in USDC
- Uptime
- 100%
- last 30 days
- Response time
- 79 ms
- 182 ms slowest 5%
- Last check
- Passed
- 2 h ago, next any minute now
Reliability
How to call it
GET https://api.sitecheck-api.workers.dev/api/fda/adverse-events
Each call costs $0.002 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.
GET https://api.sitecheck-api.workers.dev/api/fda/adverse-events?drug=ibuprofen&limit=3Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
drug | string | Yes | Generic drug name, e.g. ibuprofen |
limit | string | No | Top reactions, 1 to 25 (default 10) |
Example response
The provider's example. We can't check it without paying.
{
"attribution": "openFDA (FAERS, reports are not proof of cause)",
"checkedAt": "2026-10-14T07:00:32.179Z",
"disclaimer": "Information only, not medical advice.",
"drug": "ibuprofen",
"reactions": [
{
"reaction": "DRUG INEFFECTIVE",
"reports": 27383
},
{
"reaction": "PAIN",
"reports": 19493
},
{
"reaction": "FATIGUE",
"reports": 18755
}
],
"seriousReports": 178866,
"seriousSharePct": 63.1,
"source": "https://api.fda.gov/drug/event.json",
"totalReports": 283534
}Call it from code
The curl command shows the payment challenge. The JavaScript and Python versions pay and call, and never pay more than $0.002.
curl: see the payment challenge
# bash or zsh: see the payment challenge. Nothing is charged.
curl -sS -g -i 'https://api.sitecheck-api.workers.dev/api/fda/adverse-events?drug=ibuprofen&limit=3'
# 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 - 'https://api.sitecheck-api.workers.dev/api/fda/adverse-events?drug=ibuprofen&limit=3' \
| 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 $0.002 per call.
const client = new x402Client().setSpendControls({ maxAmountPerPayment: "$0.002" });
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 $0.002 per payment. GET https://toolvet.app/api/v1/check?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.sitecheck-api.workers.dev%2Fapi%2Ffda%2Fadverse-events
const res = await pay("https://api.sitecheck-api.workers.dev/api/fda/adverse-events?drug=ibuprofen&limit=3");
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 $0.002 per call.
client = x402ClientSync().set_spend_controls({"max_amount_per_payment": "$0.002"})
register_exact_evm_client(client, EthAccountSigner(Account.from_key(os.environ["EVM_PRIVATE_KEY"])))
with x402_requests(client) as session:
res = session.get("https://api.sitecheck-api.workers.dev/api/fda/adverse-events?drug=ibuprofen&limit=3")
print(res.status_code, res.text)Security scan
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Recent checks
| When | Result | HTTP | Time | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 h ago | Passed | 402 | 182 ms | $0.002 |
| 7 h ago | Passed | 402 | 79 ms | $0.002 |
| 11 h ago | Passed | 402 | 174 ms | $0.002 |
| 15 h ago | Passed | 402 | 52 ms | $0.002 |
| 19 h ago | Passed | 402 | 140 ms | $0.002 |
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| 24 h ago | Passed | 402 | 55 ms | $0.002 |