How do I install the Fda Orange Book Query skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add gabrielmoreira/fda-orange-book-query in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

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Is Fda Orange Book Query free to use?

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Who published Fda Orange Book Query?

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Fda Orange Book Query by gabrielmoreira

Name: Fda Orange Book Query
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: gabrielmoreira

Fda Orange Book Query

Query or inspect the FDA Orange Book - FDA-Approved Drug Products Listing resource for drug-centric tasks with emphasis on drug knowledgebase Use whenever Codex needs the calling pattern, downloadable entrypoint, or example query flow from this skill example script.

gabrielmoreira Updated Sep 9, 2026 17 repo stars

File contents

FDA Orange Book - FDA-Approved Drug Products Listing

Use this file as the compact operator guide for the paired skillexamples script. Prefer reading the Python example itself for exact request parameters, field names, and response handling.

Paired Example

Script: 65_FDA_Orange_Book.py
Category: Drug-centric
Type: DB
Subcategory: Drug Knowledgebase

API Surface

Function	Purpose
`download_orange_book()`	See `65_FDA_Orange_Book.py` for exact input/output behavior.
`search_approved_drugs()`	See `65_FDA_Orange_Book.py` for exact input/output behavior.
`get_drug_approval_info()`	See `65_FDA_Orange_Book.py` for exact input/output behavior.
`preview_products_file()`	See `65_FDA_Orange_Book.py` for exact input/output behavior.

Usage

Read 65_FDA_Orange_Book.py and copy its call pattern when writing Code Agent query code. Keep network timeouts short and preserve the script's native access method (REST, direct download, local file scan, or HTML scraping).

Validation

Validation script: maintainers/smoke/65_FDA_Orange_Book_smoke_test.py
Run: python maintainers/smoke/65_FDA_Orange_Book_smoke_test.py

Notes

Review if __name__ == "__main__" in 65_FDA_Orange_Book.py first when generating runnable query code.
Primary link from the example: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/ob/
The repository does not keep monthly Orange Book snapshots under version control; on network failure the example writes a tiny built-in offline fixture for smoke testing.
Inspect the validation script directly for its current assertions and sample entities.

Data Source

---name: fda-orange-book-querydescription: Query or inspect the FDA Orange Book - FDA-Approved Drug Products Listing resource for drug-centric tasks with emphasis on drug knowledgebase Use whenever Codex needs the calling pattern, downloadable entrypoint, or example query flow from this skill example script.--- # FDA Orange Book - FDA-Approved Drug Products Listing Use this file as the compact operator guide for the paired `skillexamples` script. Prefer reading the Python example itself for exact request parameters, field names, and response handling. ## Paired Example - Script: `65_FDA_Orange_Book.py` - Category: `Drug-centric` - Type: `DB` - Subcategory: `Drug Knowledgebase` ## API Surface | Function | Purpose | |---|---| | `download_orange_book()` | See `65_FDA_Orange_Book.py` for exact input/output behavior. | | `search_approved_drugs()` | See `65_FDA_Orange_Book.py` for exact input/output behavior. | | `get_drug_approval_info()` | See `65_FDA_Orange_Book.py` for exact input/output behavior. | | `preview_products_file()` | See `65_FDA_Orange_Book.py` for exact input/output behavior. | ## Usage Read `65_FDA_Orange_Book.py` and copy its call pattern when writing Code Agent query code. Keep network timeouts short and preserve the script's native access method (REST, direct download, local file scan, or HTML scraping). ## Validation - Validation script: `maintainers/smoke/65_FDA_Orange_Book_smoke_test.py` - Run: `python maintainers/smoke/65_FDA_Orange_Book_smoke_test.py` ## Notes - Review `if __name__ == "__main__"` in `65_FDA_Orange_Book.py` first when generating runnable query code. - Primary link from the example: <https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/ob/> - The repository does not keep monthly Orange Book snapshots under version control; on network failure the example writes a tiny built-in offline fixture for smoke testing. - Inspect the validation script directly for its current assertions and sample entities. ## Data Source - <https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/ob/> - <https://api.fda.gov/drug/ndc.json>

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