# Find FDA drug labels

URL: https://docs.healthcare.dev/reference/drugs/find-fda-drug-labels

```http
GET https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/drugs/labels
```

Find DailyMed prescription drug labels by NDC (product, package or 11-digit; matches every label listing a package of the product), RxCUI (labels NLM maps to that RxNorm concept), and/or name, labeler or title (`q`). Results list which sections each label has, not their text: look a label up by `set_id` for the cited sections. With `q`, ranked by `match_score`; otherwise newest label version first (`match_score: 1`).

Requires an API key: `Authorization: Bearer hdev_live_...`. See [Authentication](/authentication).

## Query parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description | Example |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `q` | string | no | Brand or generic name, labeler or title (fuzzy, at least 3 characters) | `apixaban` |
| `ndc` | string | no | Product, package or 11-digit NDC; matches at the product level | `0003-0894-21` |
| `rxcui` | string | no | RxNorm concept | `1364445` |
| `limit` | integer | no | Page size (max 100) | `25` |
| `cursor` | string | no | Opaque cursor from `links.next` |  |
| `view` | "compact" \| "standard" \| "full" | no | How much of each record to return (default `full`). `compact`: `set_id`, `title`, `labeler`, `spl_version`, `effective_date`, `sections`, `sections_available`, `url`, `sections_available`, `match_score` (search results) (fewest tokens, for agents). `standard`: every field except `package_ndcs`, `ndc11s`. `full`: every field. | `compact` |
| `fields` | string | no | Comma-separated fields to return instead of a view. Valid fields: `set_id`, `spl_id`, `spl_version`, `effective_date`, `title`, `labeler`, `document_type`, `brand_names`, `generic_names`, `product_ndcs`, `package_ndcs`, `ndc11s`, `rxcuis`, `sections`, `url`, `sections_available`, `match_score` (search results). | `set_id,title,labeler` |

## Examples

**curl**

```sh
curl "https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/drugs/labels?q=apixaban&limit=25" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
```

**TypeScript**

```ts
const res = await fetch("https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/drugs/labels?q=apixaban&limit=25", {
  headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.HDEV_API_KEY}` },
});
const { data, meta } = await res.json();
```

**Python**

```python
import os
import requests

res = requests.get("https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/drugs/labels?q=apixaban&limit=25", headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['HDEV_API_KEY']}"})
body = res.json()
```

## Response

Matching labels

```json
{
  "data": [
    {
      "set_id": "string",
      "spl_id": "string",
      "spl_version": 1,
      "effective_date": "2026-10-01",
      "title": "string",
      "labeler": "string",
      "document_type": "string",
      "brand_names": [
        "string"
      ],
      "generic_names": [
        "string"
      ],
      "product_ndcs": [
        "string"
      ],
      "package_ndcs": [
        "string"
      ],
      "ndc11s": [
        "string"
      ],
      "rxcuis": [
        "string"
      ],
      "url": "string",
      "sections_available": [
        "boxed_warning"
      ],
      "match_score": 0
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "source": "cms-icd10",
    "data_version": "2026.1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-24T12:00:00Z",
    "license": "Public domain (CMS). Reference data, not medical advice."
  },
  "links": {
    "self": "/v1/drugs/labels?q=apixaban&limit=25",
    "next": "/v1/drugs/labels?q=apixaban&limit=25&cursor=eyJrIjoiRTExLjkifQ"
  }
}
```

### Fields

| Field | Type | Always present | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `set_id` | string | yes | SPL set id: stays the same across every version of this label (lower case) |
| `spl_id` | string | yes | Id of this version's SPL document |
| `spl_version` | integer | yes | Version number of the label set |
| `effective_date` | string (date) | yes | Effective date of this label version |
| `title` | string | yes | Products on the label with the labeler, DailyMed style, e.g. `ELIQUIS (APIXABAN) TABLET, FILM COATED [E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.]` |
| `labeler` | string | yes | Company that submitted the label |
| `document_type` | string | yes | SPL document type, e.g. `HUMAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG LABEL` |
| `brand_names` | string[] | yes | Proprietary names of the products on the label |
| `generic_names` | string[] | yes | Nonproprietary names of the products on the label |
| `product_ndcs` | string[] | yes | Product NDCs (labeler-product) the label lists |
| `package_ndcs` | string[] | yes | Package NDCs the label lists, as written |
| `ndc11s` | string[] | yes | Every package NDC above, normalized to NDC-11 |
| `rxcuis` | string[] | yes | RxNorm concepts NLM maps this label to (DailyMed's SPL-RxNorm mapping file) |
| `url` | string (uri) | yes | The label on DailyMed, to read in full or cite |
| `sections_available` | "boxed_warning" \| "indications_and_usage" \| "dosage_and_administration" \| "contraindications"[] | yes | Sections this label has (look the label up for their text) |
| `match_score` | number | yes | How well this result matches the query: 1 exact code or id, 0.9 code prefix, 0.5 to 0.9 every query word in the text (higher is closer), under 0.5 a fuzzy (typo-tolerant) match. Below 0.5, check the result before relying on it. |

## Errors

Errors are `application/problem+json` ([RFC 9457](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9457)). Branch on `type`, not on `title`. See [Errors](/errors).

| Status | `type` | When |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 400 | `invalid-request` | A parameter or the body failed validation; `errors` lists each field. |
| 401 | `unauthorized` | Missing, malformed or revoked API key. |
| 404 | `not-found` | No record with that id (retired records are still returned). |
| 429 | `rate-limited / quota-exceeded` | Too many requests per second (retry after `Retry-After`), or the monthly quota is used up. |
| 503 | `dataset-unavailable / unavailable` | The dataset has no published version yet, or the service is degraded. |