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Drug labeling on this Web site is the most recent submitted to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and currently in use; it may include, for example, strengthened warnings undergoing FDA review or minor editorial changes. These labels have been reformatted to make them easier to read.

At the present time this Web site does not contain a complete listing of labels for approved prescription drugs. Currently this Web site contains 46627 drugs.

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• Permanent URLs

• The base URI for the web service is http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/services/.
• The web service is versioned, and the version number must be included after the base URI. Currently all resources are version v1.
• The service can return data in XML or JSON format. You can specify which format by appending the appropriate extension (.xml or .json) to the URI.
• A sample URI is: http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/services/v1/ndc/{ndc}/spls.xml
• The web service only supports the HTTP method GET, since the web service function is to retrieve data from DailyMed.

The following table lists all currently available resources. Note that the base URI and file extensions are omitted from the table for readability.

Errors are returned using standard HTTP error code syntax. Additional information is included in the response header. The following table lists standard API errors.

http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/services/v1/ndc/0409-3613-01/spls.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<spls>
  <spl>
    <setid>7a8d2539-4422-4312-0298-207ef1a2948e</setid>
    <spl_version>13</spl_version>
    <published_date>July 29, 2011</published_date>
    <title>
      BUPIVACAINE (BUPIVACAINE HYDROCHLORIDE) INJECTION, SOLUTION [HOSPIRA, INC.]
    </title>
  </spl>
  <spl>
    <setid>37b06767-8539-4407-8c96-b93b9c4bbb4a</setid>
    <spl_version>2</spl_version>
    <published_date>June 8, 2011</published_date>
    <title>
      SPINAL 24G EUROPEAN PENCIL POINT (REGIONAL ANESTHESIA KIT) KIT [SMITHS MEDICAL ASD, INC.]
    </title>
  </spl>
  <spl>
    <setid>434f9899-a166-47f6-bdeb-e5ea7cd3fe62</setid>
    <spl_version>3</spl_version>
    <published_date>June 11, 2011</spl_version>
    <title>
      SPINAL 24G EUROPEAN PENCIL POINT (REGIONAL ANESTHESIA KIT) KIT [SMITHS MEDICAL ASD, INC.]
    </title>
  </spl>
</spls>

http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/services/v1/ndc/0409-3613-01/spls.json

{ 
  "COLUMNS" : 
    [ 
      "SETID",
      "SPL_VERSION",
      "TITLE",
      "PUBLISHED_DATE"
    ],
  "DATA" : 
    [ 
      [ 
        "7a8d2539-4422-4312-0298-207ef1a2948e",
        13,
        "BUPIVACAINE (BUPIVACAINE HYDROCHLORIDE) INJECTION, SOLUTION [HOSPIRA, INC.]",
        "July 29, 2011"
      ],
      [ "37b06767-8539-4407-8c96-b93b9c4bbb4a",
        2,
        "SPINAL 24G EUROPEAN PENCIL POINT (REGIONAL ANESTHESIA KIT) KIT [SMITHS MEDICAL ASD, INC.]",
        "June 8, 2011"
      ],
      [ "434f9899-a166-47f6-bdeb-e5ea7cd3fe62",
        3,
        "SPINAL 24G EUROPEAN PENCIL POINT (REGIONAL ANESTHESIA KIT) KIT [SMITHS MEDICAL ASD, INC.]",
        "June 1, 2011"
      ]
    ]
}

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Resource "/ndc/{ndc}/imprintdata"

Returns imprint data associated with the given NDC.

Versions: 1

• ndc - An NDC to receive imprint data from. This parameter is required.

• XML: http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/services/v1/ndc/{ndc}/imprintdata.xml
• JSON: http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/services/v1/ndc/{ndc}/imprintdata.json

• 404 NO SPLs found for NDC={ndc}

http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/services/v1/ndc/0003-5168-11/imprintdata.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<spls>
  <spl>
    <setid>b512c6ce-4b4f-a93e-293a68eda6b5</setid>
    <spl_version>1</spl_version>
    <published_date>November 17, 2006</published_date>
    <products>
      <product>
        <code>0003-5168</code>
        <name>Aspirin</name>
        <splcolor>WHITE</splcolor>
        <color_text>WHITE( WHITE )</color_text>
        <splshape>OVAL</splshape>
        <shape_text>OVAL</shape_text>
        <splsize>10 MM</splsize>
        <splsymbol>false</splsymbol>
        <splscore>1</splscore>
        <splcoating>true</splcoating>
      </product>
      <product>
        <code>0003-5168</code>
        <name>pravastatin sodium</name>
        <splcolor>YELLOW</splcolor>
        <color_text>YELLOW( YELLOW )</color_text>
        <splshape>RECTANGLE</splshape>
        <shape_text>RECTANGLE</shape_text>
        <splsize>8 MM</splsize>
        <splsymbol>false</splsymbol>
        <splscore>1</splscore>
        <splcoating>false</splcoating>
      </product>
    </products>
  </spls>
</spl>

http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/services/v1/ndc/0003-5168-11/imprintdata.json

{ 
  "COLUMNS" : 
    [ 
      "SETID",
      "SPL_VERSION",
      "NAME",
      "PRODUCT_CODE",
      "SPLCOLOR",
      "COLOR_TEXT",
      "SPLIMPRINT",
      "SPLSHAPE",
      "SHAPE_TEXT",
      "SPLSIZE",
      "SPLSCORE",
      "SPLSYMBOL",
      "SPLCOATING",
      "PUBLISHED_DATE"
    ],
  "DATA" : 
    [ 
      [ 
        "b512c6ce-5b32-4b4f-a93e-293a68eda6b5",
        1,
        "pravastatin sodium",
        "0003-5168",
        "YELLOW",
        "YELLOW( YELLOW )",
        "P;PRAVACHOL;20",
        "RECTANGLE",
        "RECTANGLE",
        "8 MM",
        1.0,
        false,
        false,
        "November 17, 2006"
      ],
      [ "b512c6ce-5b32-4b4f-a93e-293a68eda6b5",
        1,
        "Aspirin",
        "0003-5168",
        "WHITE",
        "WHITE( WHITE )",
        "b",
        "OVAL",
        "OVAL",
        "10 MM",
        1.0,
        false,
        true,
        "November 17, 2006"
      ]
    ]
}

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http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/services/v1/drugname/sanctura%20xr/spls.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<spls>
  <spl>
    <setid>5bc62cef-1c78-4ddb-bdde-0574e5218f63</setid>
    <spl_version>6</spl_version>
    <published_date>October 11, 2011</published_date>
    <title>
      SANCTURA XR (TROSPIUM CHLORIDE) CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE [ALLERGAN, INC. ]
    </title>
  </spl>
  <spl>
    <setid>b7f27114-5d3c-4a78-a7dc-3e690a4aa1de</setid>
    <spl_version>2</spl_version>
    <published_date>October 17, 2011</published_date>
    <title>
      SANCTURA XR (TROSPIUM CHLORIDE) CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE [PHYSICIANS TOTAL CARE, INC.]
    </title>
  </spl>
</spls>

http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/services/v1/drugname/sanctura%20xr/spls.json

{
   "COLUMNS":
   [
      "SETID",
      "TITLE",
      "SPL_VERSION",
      "PUBLISHED_DATE"
   ],
   "DATA":
   [
      [
         "5bc62cef-1c78-4ddb-bdde-0574e5218f63",
         "SANCTURA XR (TROSPIUM CHLORIDE) CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE [ALLERGAN, INC. ]",
         6,
         "October 11, 2011"
      ],
      [
         "b7f27114-5d3c-4a78-a7dc-3e690a4aa1de",
         "SANCTURA XR (TROSPIUM CHLORIDE) CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE [PHYSICIANS TOTAL CARE, INC.]",
         2,
         "October 17, 2011"
      ]
   ]
}

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The Advanced Search page allows you to conduct a more powerful search. It supports the use of Boolean logic (AND, OR, NOT operations) and field searching.

Current fields that can be searched include:

Each input field in the Advanced Search page consists of two drop-down menus and a text field. The drop-down menus allow you to select a Boolean operator and search field to limit the current criteria. While you type, your current search query will appear on the bottom of the screen, so you may preview your search query before you submit it. Additionally, you can add new restrictions to your query by clicking the Add Criteria button, or remove one by clicking the Remove Criteria button. Finally, you can limit your search to only Human Drugs or Animal Drugs by clicking one of the radio buttons at the bottom of the screen.

Tips:

• You can search for an exact phrase by putting quotation marks (" ") around your query or part of your query.
• You can also use an asterisk (*) as a wildcard.
• You can use nested operators inside of a single criteria to limit your search even further.

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• http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid={setId} is a permanent URL to view a label.
• http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/downloadzipfile.cfm?setId={setid} is a permanent URL to download a label as a ZIP file. Additionally, the response header will indicate several pieces of useful information:
• Status Code
• 200 ACTIVE - the label is currently active.
• 200 ARCHIVED - the label has been archived.
• Content-Disposition: attachment;filename - shows the filename of the ZIP file.
• X-DAILYMED-LABEL-LAST-UPDATED - shows when the label was last updated.
• http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/downloadpdffile.cfm?setId={setid} is a permanent URL to download a label as a PDF file. Additionally, the response header will indicate several pieces of useful information:
• Status Code
• 200 ACTIVE - the label is currently active.
• 200 ARCHIVED - the label has been archived.
• Content-Disposition: attachment;filename - shows the filename of the PDF file.
• X-DAILYMED-LABEL-LAST-UPDATED - shows when the label was last updated.

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