`fda_applications_by_cik`

Pack: openfda · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/openfda/mcp

Find ALL Drugs@FDA applications for a company by SEC CIK, ticker, or company name — without needing to know its FDA sponsor_name spelling. Drugs@FDA has no company-ID field: sponsor_name is free text, and one company routinely files under several forms (e.g. Eli Lilly appears as “LILLY”, “ELI LILLY AND CO”, “ELI LILLY CO”, “LILLY RES LABS” — its own SEC-registered name “ELI LILLY AND COMPANY” matches ZERO of them in fda_drug_approvals). This resolves the company via SEC (same identity as the edgar pack), derives its most distinctive name token, and searches Drugs@FDA for every sponsor_name variant containing it in one call — returning the combined application list plus a sponsor_name_forms breakdown showing exactly which spellings were found. Use this INSTEAD of guessing sponsor_name strings for fda_drug_approvals when you have (or can resolve) the company’s CIK/ticker. For a subsidiary or operating name that isn’t itself SEC-listed, resolve to the parent first with edgar’s sponsor_to_filer, then pass that CIK here.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`cik_or_ticker`	string	yes	SEC CIK (e.g. “59478”), stock ticker (e.g. “LLY”), or exact SEC-listed company name (e.g. “Eli Lilly and Co”).
`limit`	number	no	Max applications to return (1-200, default 100).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "cik_or_ticker": "59478"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/openfda/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"fda_applications_by_cik","arguments":{"cik_or_ticker":"59478"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('fda_applications_by_cik', {
  "cik_or_ticker": "59478"
});

More examples

{
  "cik_or_ticker": "LLY",
  "limit": 50
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openfda": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/openfda/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

fda_applications_by_cik