Dexmedetomidine

Drug ingredientActive Shortage

CAS 113775-47-6

This drug ingredient is in active FDA shortage. At least one manufacturer cannot meet demand.

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$114M

Top sourceChina 26%

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 293329 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293329, which covers 173 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 26%ChinaIN 17%IndiaKR 16%South KoreaDE 9%GermanyIT 9%Italy

Australia
Brazil
Czech Republic
Ireland
Sweden
Ukraine
Poland
United Arab Emirates
Hungary
Israel
Netherlands
Canada
Saudi Arabia
Greece
Belgium
Austria
Latvia
Singapore
Denmark

3 FDA-registered drug labelers

BioXcel Therapeutics, Inc.

Emcure Pharmaceuticals Limited

Hubei Biocause Heilen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

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

•Igalmi

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."

Active 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.

Current shortage
Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride Injection
Shortage listed since April 10, 2020
Manufacturer reports: 1 unavailable, 1 limited, 2 available

See all current drug shortages

Vendor Pricing

$39.20/gCombi-Blocks, Inc.

CountryUnited States

Pack$980.00 / 25 g

Purity98%

Vendors7 available

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

6 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$75.60	5 g	97%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$2290.00	200 mg	99.88%
TargetMol Chemicals US	United States	$2970.00	100 mg	99.88%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$4755.30	100 mg	99.99%
TargetMol Chemicals EU	Austria	$5080.00	25 mg	99.88%
Apexbio Technology LLC	United States	$8300.00	50 mg	99.76%

Chemical Identity

CAS113775-47-6

PubChem CID5311068

DTXSIDDTXSID10873388

FormulaC13H16N2

Mol. Weight200.28 g/mol

SMILESCC1=C(C(=CC=C1)C(C)C2=CN=CN2)C

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 5311068Retrieved 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

Dexmedetomidine (CAS 113775-47-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/113775-47-6/ PubChem: 5311068. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5311068 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 113775-47-6. Retrieved 2026-04-25. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ FDA Drug Shortages: CAS 113775-47-6. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/drugshortages/ US Census international trade: HS 293329 for CAS 113775-47-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/