FDA Guideline Search
Quickly search and retrieve FDA industry guidelines by therapeutic area.
Features
- - Search FDA guidelines by therapeutic area (oncology, cardiology, neurology, etc.)
- Filter by document type (draft, final, ICH guidelines)
- Download and cache guideline documents
- Search within document content
Usage
Python Script
CODEBLOCK0
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Default | Required | Description |
|---|
| INLINECODE0 | string | - | Yes | Therapeutic area (oncology, cardiology, rare-disease) |
| INLINECODE1 |
string | all | No | Document type (all, draft, final, ich) |
|
--year | string | - | No | Filter by year (e.g., 2023, 2020-2024) |
|
--download | flag | false | No | Download PDF to local cache |
|
--search | string | - | No | Search term within documents |
|
--limit | int | 20 | No | Max results (1-100) |
Examples
CODEBLOCK1
Technical Details
- - Source: FDA CDER/CBER Guidance Documents Database
- API: FDA Open Data / Web scraping with rate limiting
- Cache: Local PDF storage in INLINECODE6
- Difficulty: Medium
Output Format
Results are returned as structured JSON:
CODEBLOCK2
References
Limitations
- - Rate limited to 10 requests/minute to respect FDA servers
- Some historical documents may not have digital PDFs
- ICH guidelines require separate search scope
Risk Assessment
| Risk Indicator | Assessment | Level |
|---|
| Code Execution | Python scripts with tools | High |
| Network Access |
External API calls | High |
| File System Access | Read/write data | Medium |
| Instruction Tampering | Standard prompt guidelines | Low |
| Data Exposure | Data handled securely | Medium |
Security Checklist
- - [ ] No hardcoded credentials or API keys
- [ ] No unauthorized file system access (../)
- [ ] Output does not expose sensitive information
- [ ] Prompt injection protections in place
- [ ] API requests use HTTPS only
- [ ] Input validated against allowed patterns
- [ ] API timeout and retry mechanisms implemented
- [ ] Output directory restricted to workspace
- [ ] Script execution in sandboxed environment
- [ ] Error messages sanitized (no internal paths exposed)
- [ ] Dependencies audited
- [ ] No exposure of internal service architecture
Prerequisites
No additional Python packages required.
Evaluation Criteria
Success Metrics
- - [ ] Successfully executes main functionality
- [ ] Output meets quality standards
- [ ] Handles edge cases gracefully
- [ ] Performance is acceptable
Test Cases
- 1. Basic Functionality: Standard input → Expected output
- Edge Case: Invalid input → Graceful error handling
- Performance: Large dataset → Acceptable processing time
Lifecycle Status
- - Current Stage: Draft
- Next Review Date: 2026-03-06
- Known Issues: None
- Planned Improvements:
- Performance optimization
- Additional feature support
FDA 指南检索
按治疗领域快速搜索和检索FDA行业指南。
功能特点
- - 按治疗领域(肿瘤学、心脏病学、神经病学等)搜索FDA指南
- 按文档类型(草案、最终版、ICH指南)筛选
- 下载并缓存指南文档
- 在文档内容中进行搜索
使用方法
Python脚本
bash
python scripts/main.py --area <治疗领域> [选项]
参数说明
| 参数 | 类型 | 默认值 | 必填 | 说明 |
|---|
| --area | 字符串 | - | 是 | 治疗领域(肿瘤学、心脏病学、罕见病) |
| --type |
字符串 | all | 否 | 文档类型(all、draft、final、ich) |
| --year | 字符串 | - | 否 | 按年份筛选(例如:2023、2020-2024) |
| --download | 标志 | false | 否 | 下载PDF到本地缓存 |
| --search | 字符串 | - | 否 | 文档内搜索词 |
| --limit | 整数 | 20 | 否 | 最大结果数(1-100) |
示例
bash
搜索肿瘤学指南
python scripts/main.py --area oncology
搜索罕见病草案指南
python scripts/main.py --area rare disease --type draft
搜索并下载
python scripts/main.py --area cardiology --download --limit 10
技术细节
- - 来源: FDA CDER/CBER指南文档数据库
- API: FDA开放数据/带速率限制的网络爬取
- 缓存: 本地PDF存储于 references/cache/
- 难度: 中等
输出格式
结果以结构化JSON格式返回:
json
{
query: {
area: oncology,
type: all,
limit: 20
},
total_found: 45,
guidelines: [
{
title: Clinical Trial Endpoints for the Approval of Cancer Drugs...,
document_number: FDA-2020-D-0623,
issue_date: 2023-03-15,
type: Final,
therapeutic_area: Oncology,
pdf_url: https://www.fda.gov/.../guidance.pdf,
local_path: references/cache/...
}
]
}
参考资料
限制说明
- - 为尊重FDA服务器,速率限制为每分钟10次请求
- 部分历史文档可能没有数字PDF版本
- ICH指南需要单独的搜索范围
风险评估
| 风险指标 | 评估 | 级别 |
|---|
| 代码执行 | 带工具的Python脚本 | 高 |
| 网络访问 |
外部API调用 | 高 |
| 文件系统访问 | 读写数据 | 中 |
| 指令篡改 | 标准提示指南 | 低 |
| 数据泄露 | 安全处理数据 | 中 |
安全检查清单
- - [ ] 无硬编码凭据或API密钥
- [ ] 无未经授权的文件系统访问(../)
- [ ] 输出不暴露敏感信息
- [ ] 已实施提示注入防护
- [ ] API请求仅使用HTTPS
- [ ] 输入已根据允许模式进行验证
- [ ] 已实现API超时和重试机制
- [ ] 输出目录限制在工作空间内
- [ ] 脚本在沙盒环境中执行
- [ ] 错误消息已清理(不暴露内部路径)
- [ ] 依赖项已审计
- [ ] 不暴露内部服务架构
前置条件
无需额外Python包。
评估标准
成功指标
- - [ ] 成功执行主要功能
- [ ] 输出符合质量标准
- [ ] 优雅处理边缘情况
- [ ] 性能可接受
测试用例
- 1. 基本功能: 标准输入 → 预期输出
- 边缘情况: 无效输入 → 优雅错误处理
- 性能: 大数据集 → 可接受的处理时间
生命周期状态
- - 当前阶段: 草案
- 下次审查日期: 2026-03-06
- 已知问题: 无
- 计划改进:
- 性能优化
- 额外功能支持