Ferric chloride hexahydrate

Drug ingredient

CAS 10025-77-1

This chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.

US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$99M
Top sourceCanada 27%

This chemical is not on EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act inventory, the list behind EPA’s production survey.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 282739 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 282739, which covers 44 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CA 27%CanadaDE 16%GermanyAR 10%ArgentinaGB 10%United KingdomIT 7%Italy
7 FDA-registered drug labelers
Bestmade Natural Products
BioActive Nutritional, Inc.
Deseret Biologicals, Inc.
DNA Labs, Inc.
Kadesh Incoporation Co,Ltd
Nutritional Specialties, Inc.
True Botanica, LLC

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses

Appears in 12 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •MEB PainGuard Patch
  • •Electrolyte Plus
  • •N-13
  • •Mineffect hangover relief
  • •MEB Puri-Mega
  • •D-31
  • •Bestmade Natural Products BM187
  • •Mineffect first aid antiseptic and antibiotic solution
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Chemical Identity

CAS10025-77-1
PubChem CID6093258
DTXSIDDTXSID30894792
FormulaCl3FeH12O6
Mol. Weight270.29 g/mol
SMILESO.O.O.O.O.O.[Cl-].[Cl-].[Cl-].[Fe+3]

Data Sources

Brief citations

Ferric chloride hexahydrate (CAS 10025-77-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/10025-77-1/ PubChem: 6093258. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6093258 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 10025-77-1. Retrieved 2026-04-25. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 282739 for CAS 10025-77-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/