DailyMed Structured Product Labeling for U.S. Medications

DailyMed offers a standard resource of medication package inserts, known as Structured Product Labeling (SPL), from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. The repository is updated daily, with the most recent update in July 2025, providing current labeling information for drugs and supplements.

Use Cases

• Extract active ingredient lists and dosage information from SPL documents for drug safety monitoring.
• Analyze labeling changes over time by comparing updated SPL documents for specific drug identifiers.
• Build a searchable database of contraindications and warnings found in U.S. medication package inserts.
• Process HTML-formatted SPL data to identify and categorize drug class information and manufacturer details.

Strengths

• Managed by the authoritative U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, ensuring official sourcing.
• Updated daily, with a recorded update on July 17, 2025, providing current information.
• Focuses on Structured Product Labeling (SPL), a standardized format for medication information.

Limitations

• Data is provided in HTML format, which requires parsing and extraction to be used for structured analysis.
• The dataset scope is limited to medications and supplements regulated in the United States.
• Specific quantitative details like row counts, file sizes, and column schemas are not provided in the input.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

Collection Method

Aggregation of medication package inserts (Structured Product Labeling) from manufacturers.

Freshness

Updated daily; last updated 2025-07-17.

Geography

United States