Which label sections are included?

Boxed warning, indications and usage, dosage and administration, and contraindications, identified by their LOINC section codes. Each response links to the full label on DailyMed.

Are OTC labels included?

Not yet. The dataset covers human prescription drug labels.

NLM publishes label updates every weekday and we apply them daily. Each label carries its own version and effective date.

Drug label API

Boxed warning, indications and usage, dosage and administration and contraindications from every FDA prescription drug label, as cited text. Find a label by NDC, RxCUI or name. Updated daily from NLM DailyMed.

Source: FDA labeling via NLM DailyMed
Updated: Daily
License: No license or fee (NLM credit line)
Live version: 2026-10-23

Request

GET /v1/drugs/labels/e9481622-7cc6-418a-acb6-c5450daae9b0?sections=contraindications

200 OK · application/json

{
  "data": {
    "set_id": "e9481622-7cc6-418a-acb6-c5450daae9b0",
    "title": "ELIQUIS (APIXABAN) TABLET, FILM COATED [E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.]",
    "spl_version": 30,
    "effective_date": "2025-04-17",
    "sections": [
      {
        "key": "contraindications",
        "loinc": "34070-3",
        "title": "4 CONTRAINDICATIONS",
        "text": "ELIQUIS is contraindicated in patients with the following conditions: ..."
      }
    ],
    "url": "https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=e9481622-7cc6-418a-acb6-c5450daae9b0"
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "nlm-dailymed",
    "data_version": "2026-10-23"
  }
}

About the data

FDA drug labels (DailyMed)

Every prescription drug sold in the US has an FDA-approved label, published as Structured Product Labeling (SPL) and distributed by the National Library of Medicine through DailyMed. The label is the authoritative source for what a drug is indicated for, how it is dosed, who must not take it, and its boxed warning.

healthcare.dev loads every human prescription label from DailyMed, applies NLM's daily updates, and serves four sections as plain text with the label's own wording, its version and date, and a link to the full label on DailyMed. Look a label up by its set id, or find it by NDC (any package of the product), RxCUI or name. The text is the FDA label, not medical advice. Courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

Source: FDA labeling via NLM DailyMed. Full field reference in the docs.

Endpoint: /v1/drugs/labels/{set_id}
Source id: nlm-dailymed
Cadence: Daily
License: No license or fee (NLM credit line)

Questions

Drug label API FAQ

Which label sections are included?: Boxed warning, indications and usage, dosage and administration, and contraindications, identified by their LOINC section codes. Each response links to the full label on DailyMed.
Are OTC labels included?: Not yet. The dataset covers human prescription drug labels.
How current is it?: NLM publishes label updates every weekday and we apply them daily. Each label carries its own version and effective date.