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Nitric oxide

Drug ingredient

CAS 10102-43-9

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

Molecular structure of 10102-43-9
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$75M
Top sourceChina 30%

This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.

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 281129 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 281129, which covers 18 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 30%ChinaAT 23%AustriaPL 9%PolandCA 8%CanadaCZ 8%Czech Republic
5 FDA-registered drug labelers
Airgas Therapeutics, LLC
Deseret Biologicals, Inc.
INO Therapeutics LLC
Linde Gas & Equipment Inc
VERO BIOTECH, INC.

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses

Appears in 5 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Vascuflow
  • •Inomax
  • •Genosyl
  • •Ulspira
  • •Noxivent 102
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Chemical Identity

CAS10102-43-9
PubChem CID145068
DTXSIDDTXSID1020938
FormulaNO
Mol. Weight30.006 g/mol
SMILES[N]=O

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Nitric oxide (CAS 10102-43-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/10102-43-9/ PubChem: 145068. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/145068 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 10102-43-9. Retrieved 2026-04-24. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 281129 for CAS 10102-43-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/