icosapent

Drug ingredient

CAS 10417-94-4

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$117M

Top sourceChina 50%

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 291619 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291619, which covers 169 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).

CN 50%ChinaDE 21%GermanyTW 12%TaiwanIN 7%IndiaGB 3%United Kingdom

Hungary
Spain
Japan
Belgium
Ukraine
Netherlands
Sweden
Poland
Israel
Brazil
Malaysia
Slovakia
Morocco

5 FDA-registered drug labelers

Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC

Avion Pharmaceuticals, LLC

CarWin Pharmaceutical Associates, LLC

Catalent Pharma Solutions, LLC

Prodose, Inc

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 4 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•PNV-Omega
•TriStart DHA
•Prenate Essential
•BP Vit 3

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 Shortage

Shortage History

Rows group FDA shortage filings by drug product. Each manufacturer makes its own FDA shortage filing, so one product can carry several reports at once: Available, Limited Availability, Unavailable or to be discontinued.

to be discontinued
Icosapent Ethyl Capsule
Shortage listed since April 1, 2026

See all current drug shortages

Chemical Identity

CAS10417-94-4

PubChem CID446284

DTXSIDDTXSID9041023

FormulaC20H30O2

Mol. Weight302.5 g/mol

SMILESCCC=CCC=CCC=CCC=CCC=CCCCC(=O)O

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 446284Retrieved 2026-04-07
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-25
FDA Drug ShortagesRetrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

icosapent (CAS 10417-94-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/10417-94-4/ PubChem: 446284. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/446284 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 10417-94-4. Retrieved 2026-04-25. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ FDA Drug Shortages: CAS 10417-94-4. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/drugshortages/ US Census international trade: HS 291619 for CAS 10417-94-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/