# FDA Drug Shortage Lookup

> FDA Drug Shortage Lookup is a paid API for AI agents from api.agentstools.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.008/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Returns current FDA drug-shortage records for a given generic drug name, including status, therapeutic category, dosage form, manufacturer, and relevant dates.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://api.agentstools.dev/drug/shortages
- Price: $0.008/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/fda-drug-shortage-lookup-fac444fb
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_TIXVwfeKXvmcyjhLiI0iF

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability fda-drug-shortage-lookup-fac444fb
```

Example prompt: Is there a current FDA drug shortage for albuterol — if so, what's the status, which companies are affected, and what dosage forms are impacted?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need real-time FDA-sourced drug shortage status for a specific generic drug name, including manufacturer-level detail, dosage form breakdowns, and shortage dates. Prefer this over general web search when structured, machine-readable shortage data is required for pharmaceutical compliance, supply chain monitoring, or healthcare decision support.

## Known failure modes

- Drug name not found in FDA shortage database — returns empty result set
- Misspelled or brand-name drug provided instead of generic — may return no results
- FDA data source temporarily unavailable — upstream connectivity error
- Rate limit or payment failure — 402 or 429 response

## How this service works

Current FDA drug-shortage records for a generic drug name: status, therapeutic category, dosage form, company and dates. Informational, not medical advice.

## Output

A list of FDA drug shortage records matching the queried generic drug name, each containing shortage status (e.g. active, resolved), therapeutic category, affected dosage form(s), manufacturer/company name(s), and relevant dates (e.g. shortage start/update dates).

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET",
      "HEAD",
      "DELETE"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "drug"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "drug": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Generic drug name to check for FDA shortages"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

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