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I need the product NDC, generic name, dosage form, and route — return up to 10 results."},{"title":"Supply chain NDC identifier resolution","prompt":"I have NDC code 79929-008 — can you resolve it against the FDA NDC directory and tell me the brand name, labeler, marketing start date, and whether it's a finished product?"},{"title":"Drug active ingredient verification","prompt":"Search the openFDA NDC drug directory for 'amoxicillin' and give me the active ingredients, dosage form, and DEA schedule for the top 5 matching records."}],"resultDescription":"Returns a JSON object with ok status, total match count, and an array of NDC directory records each containing product_ndc, generic_name, brand_name, dosage_form, route, labeler_name, active_ingredients array, marketing_start_date, and finished product flag; provenance metadata includes the source openFDA URL.","failureModes":["No matching NDC or drug name found — returns total:0 with empty results array","Invalid search query syntax — openFDA query parse error propagated in response","Rate limit or upstream openFDA API unavailability — service may return error or timeout","Limit parameter out of range — may return default or error","Drug exists but has no route or active ingredients populated in FDA records — returns null fields"],"whenToPreferThis":"Choose this endpoint when you need to resolve, validate, or enrich a drug product identifier against the authoritative FDA NDC directory, especially in pharmacy, formulary, or pharmaceutical supply-chain workflows where canonical FDA product records are required. Prefer this over generic drug databases when regulatory-grade data (DEA schedule, marketing category, labeler) is needed and when operating in agent-to-agent pipelines that require structured, machine-readable NDC records.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-09-15T18:37:56.696Z","isFirstParty":false}