Sodium selenite

Drug ingredient

CAS 10102-18-8

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

Molecular structure of 10102-18-8 — 2 Na⁺

US production116.8K lb

Import volumeZero

Import dependency0%

Top sourceNo public record

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 284290 · basket

EPA reports by year

2019: US production 116.8K lb · Imports Zero

HS customs code 284290 covers 96 tracked chemicals in total. US Census does not break out this chemical's share, so the country-of-origin mix is not available. EPA CDR reports import dependency at the chemical level separately, shown above.

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Ajay North America

1 FDA-registered drug labeler

Deseret Biologicals, Inc.

Why It Matters

Sectors

HealthFood

Downstream Uses

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

•Free Radical

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

Industrial Uses

•Flavoring and nutrient in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$1.14/gSigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)

CountryGermany

Pack$571.53 / 500 g

Purity90%

Vendors2 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

1 more vendor

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$1.14	500 g	90%

Chemical Identity

CAS10102-18-8

PubChem CID24934

DTXSIDDTXSID0032077

FormulaNa2O3Se

Mol. Weight172.95 g/mol

SMILES[O-][Se](=O)[O-].[Na+].[Na+]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0032077Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 24934Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07

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Brief citations

Sodium selenite (CAS 10102-18-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/10102-18-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0032077. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0032077 PubChem: 24934. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/24934 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 10102-18-8. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 10102-18-8. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/