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FDA Drug Shortage Burden Gauge by Therapeutic Category
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FDA Drug Shortage Burden Gauge by Therapeutic Category is a paid API for AI agents from aeml-x402.zeabur.app, paid per call via x402, $0.25/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).
Returns a real-time causal-chain snapshot of US drug shortage burden for a given therapeutic category, combining FDA/openFDA leading indicators (new shortage incidence), current burden (active shortages, unavailability counts), and hardening signals (duration, discontinuation, procurement/tariff cascades).
Price / call$0.25
Success—
StatusUnknown
How this service works
[3-LEG] Drug shortage chain, one therapeutic class (?entity=oncology): leading new-shortage incidence from openFDA new listings, which leads the burden peak -> current current active shortages in the class -> realized resolution rate (confirmation gate). A sequential chain, not one reading - confidence = how many legs are lit, in order. Sources: openFDA. Descriptive only, never a forecast or advice. No data -> 422 no_charge, not billed.
Output
A structured JSON object containing: the entity (therapeutic category queried), a nature disclaimer, per-leg signal readings (new shortage rate, current shortage count, unavailability count/ratio, criticality, duration, discontinuation, procurement/tariff cascade signals), a cross-line narrative summarizing the causal chain, provenance metadata (data age, freshness, lineage traceable to FDA/openFDA), an optional grade and scope disclosure, decision points for re-running with different category tags, and a zero-trust verifiable citation with Ed25519 signature.
Example use cases
Hospital pharmacy procurement risk check
“What's the current shortage burden for antibiotics right now? I need the active shortage count, unavailability ratio, and any signs the shortage is hardening — like discontinuations or tariff impacts — so our pharmacy team can plan procurement.”
GPO competitive intelligence on drug supply
“Give me a full causal-chain shortage snapshot for the oncology drug category from FDA data — I want to see leading indicators of new shortages, current unavailability figures, and downstream signals like shipping or procurement disruptions.”
Parametric supply disruption monitoring
“Monitor the cardiology drug shortage gauge and tell me if the unavailability ratio or criticality scores have spiked — I need the latest FDA shortage incidence rate and any hardening signals like production discontinuations for this category.”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://aeml-x402.zeabur.app/gauge/drug-shortage-regionWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you need a structured, multi-signal causal-chain view of US drug shortage burden for a specific therapeutic category sourced directly from FDA/openFDA — especially for hospital and GPO pharmacy procurement decisions, PBM supply intelligence, pharma competitive analysis, or parametric supply-disruption monitoring agents. Prefer this over general FDA search tools when you need the upstream (new incidence), current burden, and downstream hardening signals (discontinuations, procurement cascades) bundled in a single verifiable response with provenance and freshness metadata.
Side effects
- Missing or invalid entity parameter returns an error — the therapeutic category must be specified
- Data may be stale if FDA/openFDA upstream sources have not updated recently (reflected in freshness field: fresh/recent/stale)
- Some legs may lack data if FDA does not report shortages for a niche therapeutic category
- Payment failure or missing x402 payment header results in 402 Payment Required
- Network or upstream FDA API outages may delay or prevent data retrieval
- If a therapeutic category string is unrecognized, the endpoint may return empty or partial leg data
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| input | object | |
| output | object |
Output
Schema · Response
{
"type": "json"
}Tags
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