propylhexedrine

Drug ingredient

CAS 101-40-6

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$56M

Top sourceCzech Republic 24%

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 292130 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292130, which covers 39 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

CZ 24%Czech RepublicBE 18%BelgiumDE 17%GermanyCN 16%ChinaCA 4%Canada

Portugal
Austria
Latvia
Slovakia
Israel
New Zealand

1 FDA-registered drug labeler

BF ASCHER AND CO INC

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 1 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Benzedrex

FDA Shortage Status

Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."

No FDA shortage records

Chemical Identity

CAS101-40-6

PubChem CID7558

DTXSIDDTXSID1023526

FormulaC10H21N

Mol. Weight155.28 g/mol

SMILESCC(CC1CCCCC1)NC

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 7558Retrieved 2026-04-07
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-25
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

propylhexedrine (CAS 101-40-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/101-40-6/ PubChem: 7558. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7558 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 101-40-6. 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 292130 for CAS 101-40-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/