fda_drug_adverse_events
FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) reports for a specific drug. Each result describes a reported adverse reaction including patient demographics, reactions, outcome, and seriousness. Used for pharmacovigilance and post-market safety analysis.
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What fda_drug_adverse_events does on Livedatalink
AI agents call fda_drug_adverse_events to retrieve information from Livedatalink without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
drug | string | Yes | Drug name (brand or generic) to query FAERS for. Example: 'Lipitor' or 'atorvastatin'. |
limit | number | — | Maximum rows to return (default 25, max 100). |
end_date | string | — | Inclusive ISO date upper bound (YYYY-MM-DD). |
reaction | string | — | Optional MedDRA-preferred-term reaction filter (e.g. 'headache', 'nausea', 'liver injury'). |
start_date | string | — | Inclusive ISO date lower bound (YYYY-MM-DD). |
serious_only | boolean | — | If true, only return serious adverse events (death, hospitalization, life-threatening, disability). |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why fda_drug_adverse_events is rated Low
This is a read-only tool that queries and retrieves historical adverse event data from a public FDA database. It does not create, modify, delete, execute commands, or transfer funds. While the data concerns drug safety and could be sensitive, the tool itself only performs information retrieval with no capability to alter records, trigger actions, or cause direct harm.
From the tool's definition Tool retrieves FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) reports for a specific drug, describing reported adverse reactions, patient demographics, reactions, outcome, and seriousness.
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The rule that runs fda_drug_adverse_events safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Livedatalink, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For fda_drug_adverse_events, this is the rule to start with:
fda_drug_adverse_events is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Livedatalink, apply this rule, and every fda_drug_adverse_events call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about fda_drug_adverse_events
FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) reports for a specific drug. Each result describes a reported adverse reaction including patient demographics, reactions, outcome, and seriousness. Used for pharmacovigilance and post-market safety analysis. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Livedatalink MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
fda_drug_adverse_events accepts 6 parameters: drug, limit, end_date, reaction, start_date, serious_only. Required: drug. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Livedatalink MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for fda_drug_adverse_events: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Livedatalink. Nothing to install.
fda_drug_adverse_events is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the fda_drug_adverse_events rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for fda_drug_adverse_events. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
fda_drug_adverse_events is provided by the Livedatalink MCP server (https://livedatalink.ai/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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