[Solutions](https://mdexa.com/#solutions) · Pharma # License due diligence for R&D data, done once AI-driven R&D draws on dozens of databases with different terms: free for academia, licensed for commerce, share-alike, per-institution. Mdexa checks the commercial terms one by one and anchors every verdict in the source text. ## A database's commercial terms and the text behind them Card [openFDA](https://mdexa.com/datasets/openfda/) Restricted Link only - **Commercial use**: **Conditional** - **Why**: a restricted part cannot be separated or the boundary is unstated: strictest part applies Evidence · 13 - Terms of use pagePage opened Third-party text · Terms of use page Use of the data made available via openFDA is generally unrestricted (see “Data Rights and Usage”).Statement found in snapshot s02 (page) [open.fda.gov](https://open.fda.gov/terms/) 2026-11-12 · `s02` - Site policy pagePage opened CC0-1.0 Third-party text · Site policy page Unless otherwise noted, the content, data, documentation, code, and related materials on openFDA is public domain and made available with a Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal dedication.Statement found in snapshot s02 (page) [open.fda.gov](https://open.fda.gov/terms/) 2026-11-12 · `s02` - Terms of use pagePage opened CC0-1.0 Third-party text · Terms of use page You can copy, modify, distribute, and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.Statement found in snapshot s02 (page) [open.fda.gov](https://open.fda.gov/terms/) 2026-11-12 · `s02` - Site policy pagePage opened Third-party text · Site policy page Some data on openFDA may not be public domain, such as copies of copyrightable works made available to the FDA by private entities.Statement found in snapshot s02 (page) [open.fda.gov](https://open.fda.gov/terms/) 2026-11-12 · `s02` - Terms of use pagePage opened Third-party text · Terms of use page While not required, when using content, data, documentation, code, and related materials from openFDA in your own work, we ask that proper credit be given.Statement found in snapshot s02 (page) [open.fda.gov](https://open.fda.gov/terms/) 2026-11-12 · `s02` - Terms of use pagePage opened Third-party text · Terms of use page Your use of openFDA may be subject to certain limitations on access, calls, or use as set forth within this Agreement or otherwise provided by FDA.Statement found in snapshot s02 (page) [open.fda.gov](https://open.fda.gov/terms/) 2026-11-12 · `s02` - Terms of use pagePage opened Third-party text · Terms of use page GMDN® is a registered trademark of The GMDN Agency. All rights reserved.Statement found in snapshot s02 (page) [open.fda.gov](https://open.fda.gov/terms/) 2026-11-12 · `s02` - Terms of use pagePage opened Third-party text · Terms of use page mapping to other categorizations or ontologies, or for AI training purposes, must first obtain an appropriate license from The GMDN Agency. No such activity is permitted without a license.Statement found in snapshot s02 (page) [open.fda.gov](https://open.fda.gov/terms/) 2026-11-12 · `s02` - Terms of use pagePage opened Third-party text · Terms of use page Therefore, your rights to use those works may be similarly limited.Statement found in snapshot s02 (page) [open.fda.gov](https://open.fda.gov/terms/) 2026-11-12 · `s02` - Terms of use pagePage opened Third-party text · Terms of use page However, the service through which we make that data available is offered subject to your acceptance of the terms and conditions contained herein as well as any relevant sections of the FDA Website Policies.Statement found in snapshot s02 (page) [open.fda.gov](https://open.fda.gov/terms/) 2026-11-12 · `s02` - Terms of use pagePage opened Third-party text · Terms of use page FDA reserves the right (though not the obligation) to refuse to provide openFDA to you if it is FDA’s opinion that use violates any FDA or Federal policy or law.Statement found in snapshot s02 (page) [open.fda.gov](https://open.fda.gov/terms/) 2026-11-12 · `s02` - Terms of use pagePage opened Third-party text · Terms of use page The information provided on this site includes data supplied by The GMDN Agency (“GMDN Content”), which is used under license from The GMDN Agency.Statement found in snapshot s02 (page) [open.fda.gov](https://open.fda.gov/terms/) 2026-11-12 · `s02` - Dataset pagePage opened Third-party text · Dataset page Some data on openFDA may not be public domain, such as copies of copyrightable works made available to the FDA by private entities. FDA may make these works available under the fair use provision of the Copyright ActPart "copies of copyrightable works made avail" found in snapshot s02 (page) [open.fda.gov](https://open.fda.gov/terms/) 2026-11-12 · `s02` - ## Commercial terms checked item by item, with source text and verification date Each verdict comes with the source link, the verbatim excerpt and the verification date. Where the terms cannot be confirmed, the card says so instead of inferring. - ## An entire data inventory, checked in one pass Submit the inventory; each item returns its license verdict and card link, and items not yet in the database are listed separately. - ## Legal and data teams decide from the same evidence Legal reads the source text; data teams read the structured fields such as license_status and commercial_use. Both come from the same card. [Browse pharmacy and drugs](https://mdexa.com/database/?domain=pharmacy-drugs#catalog)