How to get FDA Novel Drug Approvals

FDA CDER novel drug approvals by year: drug name, active ingredient, approval date, use/indication, and sponsor company. A run saves one row per result.

One row per result

A row has Drug Name, Active Ingredient, Approval Date, Indication. The columns are listed in the schema on this page.

The next run

Put the run on a schedule and the next file is the latest rows.

FDA Novel Drug Approvals in Excel, Sheets, or Power BI

The rows are the same in each of those tools. The guide for the one you already use starts with a free Apify account and finishes with the file.

Schema

Examples come from the actor sample, not a live result.

Name	Description	Example
`drugName`	Drug Name	`Pixclara`
`activeIngredient`	Active Ingredient	`floretyrosine F 18`
`approvalDate`	Approval Date	`9/11/2026`
`indication`	Indication	`To use with positron emission tomography to differentiate recurrent or progressive glioma from treatment-related change in conjunction with other diagnostic evaluations`
`year`	Year	`2026`
`sourceUrl`	Source Url	`https://www.fda.gov/drugs/novel-drug-approvals-fda/novel-drug-approvals-2026`
`scrapedAt`	Scraped At	`2026-09-22T12:00:00+00:00`

drugNameDrug NamePixclara
activeIngredientActive Ingredientfloretyrosine F 18
approvalDateApproval Date9/11/2026
indicationIndicationTo use with positron emission tomography to differentiate recurrent or progressive glioma from treatment-related change in conjunction with other diagnostic evaluations
yearYear2026
sourceUrlSource Urlhttps://www.fda.gov/drugs/novel-drug-approvals-fda/novel-drug-approvals-2026
scrapedAtScraped At2026-09-22T12:00:00+00:00