# Pocket Network FDA Drug Label & Adverse Events API

> Pocket Network FDA Drug Label & Adverse Events API is a paid API for AI agents from agent.pocket.network, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-02).

Returns FDA drug label highlights and FAERS adverse-event counts for a named drug as a single JSON object

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://agent.pocket.network/v1/fda?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-02
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/pocket-network-fda-drug-label-adverse-events-api-35cd00f7
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_-4EVjKPWNGCiynvGIl9I_

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 pocket-network-fda-drug-label-adverse-events-api-35cd00f7 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Pull the FDA label highlights and FAERS adverse event counts for metformin — I need the safety summary in one structured JSON response.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need both FDA label content and FAERS adverse-event statistics for a drug in a single, no-signup, pay-per-call request. It is ideal for agents that require deterministic, reproducible drug safety lookups without managing API keys or subscriptions. Prefer it over raw OpenFDA API calls when you want pre-aggregated, agent-ready JSON with a simple drug-name input and USDC micropayment billing.

## Known failure modes

- Unknown or misspelled drug name returns empty results or error
- Drug not indexed in OpenFDA returns no label data
- FAERS data may lag real-time reports due to dataset caching cadence
- Payment failure (insufficient USDC or x402 protocol error) blocks the request
- Ambiguous drug names (brand vs generic) may return unexpected label variant

## How this service works

FDA drug labeling sections and FAERS adverse-event aggregates in agent-consumable JSON. POST /v1/fda with a {drug} and get label highlights and adverse-event counts as one JSON object. Deterministic per cached dataset. Pay per request in USDC; no account, no API key.

## Output

A single JSON object containing FDA drug label highlights (indications, warnings, contraindications, dosage, etc.) and aggregated FAERS adverse-event counts for the queried drug name, drawn from cached FDA datasets.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "drug": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Drug name, e.g. aspirin."
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "data": {},
  "portal": {
   "serviceId": "fda",
   "provenance": "third-party-supplier",
   "schemaCheck": "passed"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/pocket-network-fda-drug-label-adverse-events-api-35cd00f7/health.json
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