Edrophonium chloride

Drug ingredient

CAS 116-38-1

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$108M

Top sourceChina 14%

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 292390 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292390, which covers 130 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 14%ChinaGB 13%United KingdomDE 11%GermanyIN 10%IndiaTW 10%Taiwan

Israel
Indonesia
Sweden
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
Malaysia
Singapore
Lithuania
Brazil
Hong Kong
Australia
Belgium
Ukraine

1 FDA-registered drug labeler

Veranova, L.P.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream UsesNot recorded

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

Vendor Pricing

$77.00/gCombi-Blocks, Inc.

CountryUnited States

Pack$385.00 / 5 g

Purity98%

Vendors24 available

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

23 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$91.00	5 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$91.00	5 g	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$91.00	5 g	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$96.00	1 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$102.60	5 g	98%
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$126.00	1 g	98%
Apexbio Technology LLC	United States	$130.00	1 g	99.75%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$133.00	1 g	98%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$146.00	1 g	98%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$150.04	500 mg	99.39%
Fulfilled by Molport	Latvia	$160.00	100 mg	—
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$179.80	5 g	95%
Cayman Europe	Estonia	$261.80	1 g	95%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$328.00	250 mg	98%
Molnova	China	$420.00	100 mg	99%
Labotest KG	Germany	$453.00	1000 mg	90%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$580.00	50 mg	97.41%
Angene International Limited	United States	$648.00	250 mg	98%
MedKoo Biosciences, Inc	United States	$850.00	1 g	98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$1576.75	200 mg	—
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$1576.75	200 mg	—
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%
Key Organics Ltd.	United Kingdom	$6900.00	10 mg	95%

Chemical Identity

CAS116-38-1

PubChem CID8307

DTXSIDDTXSID1022978

FormulaC10H16ClNO

Mol. Weight201.69 g/mol

SMILESCC[N+](C)(C)C1=CC(=CC=C1)O.[Cl-]

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 8307Retrieved 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

Edrophonium chloride (CAS 116-38-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/116-38-1/ PubChem: 8307. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8307 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 116-38-1. 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 292390 for CAS 116-38-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/