Food and Drug Administration Apps

Drug Shortages 1
• New! Drug Shortage App 2.0 for Androiddevices adds alert feature.https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gov.fda.drugshortages2*** Important Note: We highly recommend that you uninstall DrugShortages 1 before installing Drugs Shortages 2 to avoid aninstallation error. ***Access to drug shortage information is now easier and faster.FDA has developed an app that allows users to quickly identifycurrent drug shortages, resolved shortages, and discontinuations ofdrug products. This app was developed to accelerate public accessto important – and sometimes critical -- information about drugshortages. The application uses a searchable database to providereal-time information to key stakeholders, including health carepractitioners and pharmacists. The app:• helps health care practitioners make quick decisions aboutpatient treatment• allows users to search for a generic name or active ingredient,and browse by alphabetic list or therapeutic category• provides information on how to report a shortage or supply issue,and links to other resources from FDA and the American Society ofHealth-System Pharmacists.
OB Express 1.0.1
With FDA’s Orange Book Express app, it’s nowfaster and easier to find information about:• Drug products approved on the basis of safety and effectivenessby the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)• Information about patents and exclusivityOrange Book Express allows you to:• Search by Active Ingredient or Proprietary Name; Applicant Holder(Firm); Application Number; or Patent Number.• Search all marketing statuses (Rx, OTC, Discontinued) with onesearch.• Look up patent and exclusivity information.• Identify Reference Listed Drugs (RLDs) and determine if a drugproduct has a therapeutic equivalent.• Browse Patent Delistings and Newly Added Patents.
Drug Shortages 2 0.0.1
*** Important Note: We highly recommend thatyou uninstall Drug Shortages 1 before installing Drugs Shortages 2to avoid an installation error. ***Drug Shortages 2 includes an Alerts feature. You can opt in toreceive notifications on your mobile device when FDA adds orupdates shortage information about a drug product or one or moredrugs within a selected therapeutic category.Access to drug shortage information is now easier and faster.FDA has developed an app that allows users to quickly identifycurrent drug shortages, resolved shortages, and discontinuations ofdrug products. This app was developed to accelerate public accessto important – and sometimes critical -- information about drugshortages. The application uses a searchable database to providereal-time information to key stakeholders, including health carepractitioners and pharmacists. The app:• helps health care practitioners make quick decisions aboutpatient treatment• allows users to search for a generic name or active ingredient,and browse by alphabetic list or therapeutic category• provides an option to receive notifications when FDA updatesinformation about a drug shortage• provides information on how to report a shortage or supply issue,and links to other resources from FDA and the American Society ofHealth-System Pharmacists.
Drugs@FDA Express 1.0.3
Drugs@FDA Express Official FDA app
FDA Age Calculator 1.8.0
This app has the ability to scan IDs or allows manual entry of dateof birth.
NDC Express 1.0.4
FDA National Drug Code Directory