`fda_novel_approvals`

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

Most recent novel drug approvals — the newest drugs approved by the FDA. Use for “what is the most recent novel drug the FDA approved”, “latest FDA drug approvals”, “recently approved new drugs or biologics this month/year”. Returns original NDA/BLA approvals (generics excluded by default) sorted newest-first, with approval date, brand name, active ingredients, sponsor, and application number. Not for label text (fda_drug_labels) or searching a specific known drug (fda_drug_approvals).

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`days`	number	no	Look-back window in days (1-365, default 90)
`limit`	number	no	Max approvals to return (1-50, default 10)
`include_generics`	boolean	no	Also include original ANDA (generic) approvals (default false — novel means NDA/BLA only)
`skip`	number	no	Offset into the newest-first results (default 0). total_in_window can exceed the 50-result cap on one call — pass skip=50 to page further into the window instead of assuming the window is fully covered.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "days": 90,
  "limit": 10
}

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_novel_approvals","arguments":{"days":90,"limit":10}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('fda_novel_approvals', {
  "days": 90,
  "limit": 10
});

More examples

{
  "days": 30,
  "limit": 5,
  "include_generics": false
}

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_novel_approvals