# MedDRA

License: restricted (LicenseRef-MSSO-terms); Mdexa hosting: link-only. Second pass: commercial_use: 原文明确设有面向商业组织（制药公司、CRO）的商业订阅，费率按营收定；商业使用并未被禁止，而是付费订阅。第5、8、13条对此情形规定 commercial_use 记 conditional（取决于成员资格/费用）。按原文应为 conditional；状态仍为 restricted。（按原文应取：conditional；比拟定更宽，按规则不自动放宽）

- Commercial use: Conditional · Derivatives: Unclear · Redistribution: Unclear · File on Mdexa: No
- License status: Restricted (LicenseRef-MSSO-terms)
- Mdexa hosting: Link only — License restricted, judged by public rules and checked by a second-pass model. Link only.
- Last verified: 2026-11-13
- Card: https://mdexa.com/datasets/meddra/

## Key facts

- Domain: Standards and terminology
- Content type: Terminologies and coding systems
- Size: —
- Language: English
- Modality: Text
- Publisher: MSSO
- Year: —

## Commercial use of MedDRA

- Commercial use: Conditional.
- License status: Restricted.
Verdicts record what sources state and are not legal advice.

## MedDRA license evidence

restrictions are read broadly: forbids commercial use, license required

- **Terms of use page**: Statement found in snapshot s03 (terms-page) — "MSSO subscriptions are for twelve months." — https://www.meddra.org/subscription-and-licence (2026-11-13; Page opened)
- **Terms of use page**: Statement found in snapshot s03 (terms-page) — "Regulatory Authority – all regulatory authorities are eligible to receive MedDRA at no charge." — https://www.meddra.org/subscription-and-licence (2026-11-13; Page opened)
- **Terms of use page**: Statement found in snapshot s03 (terms-page) — "Non-Profit / Non-Commercial – are reserved for non-profit medical libraries, educational institutions, and direct patient care providers, i.e., hospitals for educational use or as a reference tool. In general, any non-commercial organisation conducting non-commercial work." — https://www.meddra.org/subscription-and-licence (2026-11-13; Page opened)
- **Terms of use page**: Statement found in snapshot s03 (terms-page) — "Commercial – are for commercial organisations (e.g., pharmaceutical companies, CROs). The rates vary based on the annual revenue (turnover) of the organisation." — https://www.meddra.org/subscription-and-licence (2026-11-13; Page opened)
- **Terms of use page**: Statement found in snapshot s03 (terms-page) — "The use of MedDRA by system developers is limited to software development and testing with MedDRA and not for providing MedDRA support services (e.g., coding, analysis, transmission of MedDRA coded data)." — https://www.meddra.org/subscription-and-licence (2026-11-13; Page opened)
- **Terms of use page**: Statement found in snapshot s03 (terms-page) — "Special Licence for Regulatory Use" — https://www.meddra.org/subscription-and-licence (2026-11-13; Page opened)
- **Terms of use page**: Statement found in snapshot s03 (terms-page) — "During the renewal process, the current subscription type and level (if applicable) is reviewed to see if the subscription type is still accurate." — https://www.meddra.org/subscription-and-licence (2026-11-13; Page opened)
- **Terms of use page**: Statement found in snapshot s03 (terms-page) — "In general, any non-commercial organisation conducting non-commercial work." — https://www.meddra.org/subscription-and-licence (2026-11-13; Page opened)

## Source and lineage

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## Known issues with MedDRA

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## Preflight

Not run (data not ingested).

## Downloading MedDRA and API access

Mdexa does not serve files. Original source:
- https://www.meddra.org/
- https://www.meddra.org/subscription-and-licence

### Access recipe

- Registration required

## Citing MedDRA

No recommended citation text.

## Machine-readable

- JSON: https://mdexa.com/datasets/meddra.json
- 2026-11-13 Listed on 2026-11-13. Judged by public rules and checked a second time before listing. The two passes disagreed; the stricter reading is carried: Second pass: commercial_use: 原文明确设有面向商业组织（制药公司、CRO）的商业订阅，费率按营收定；商业使用并未被禁止，而是付费订阅。第5、8、13条对此情形规定 commercial_use 记 conditional（取决于成员资格/费用）。按原文应为 conditional；状态仍为 restricted。（按原文应取：conditional；比拟定更宽，按规则不自动放宽）

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