Mupirocin

Drug ingredient

CAS 12650-69-0

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$546M

Top sourceItaly 41%

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 294190 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 294190, which covers 90 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).

IT 41%ItalyCN 24%ChinaDK 9%DenmarkHR 6%CroatiaIN 6%India

United Kingdom
Slovakia
Slovenia
Mexico
Canada
Germany
Belgium
Japan
Switzerland
Netherlands
Czech Republic
Uruguay
South Korea
Hong Kong
Portugal
Australia

29 FDA-registered drug labelers

A-S Medication Solutions

Advanced Rx Pharmacy of Tennessee, LLC

Asclemed USA, Inc.

ATLANTIC BIOLOGICALS CORP.

AvPAK

Bryant Ranch Prepack

Concord Biotech Limited

DIRECT RX

Encube Ethicals, Inc.

ENDOC BIOTECH PRIVATE LIMITED

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA

Hangzhou Zhongmei Huadong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Kesin Pharma Corporation

LETCO MEDICAL, LLC

Lohxa

MEDISCA Inc.

NuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.

Padagis Israel Pharmaceuticals Ltd

PAI Holdings, LLC dba PAI Pharma

Preferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Professional Compounding Centers of America

Proficient Rx LP

Redpharm Drug

REMEDYREPACK INC.

ST. MARY'S MEDICAL PARK PHARMACY

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.

TAPI Hungary Industries Kft.

Teva Pharmaceutical Works Private Limited Company

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

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

•Mupirocin

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

Chemical Identity

CAS12650-69-0

PubChem CID446596

DTXSIDDTXSID0046438

FormulaC26H44O9

Mol. Weight500.6 g/mol

SMILESCC(C1C(O1)CC2COC(C(C2O)O)CC(=CC(=O)OCCCCCCCCC(=O)O)C)C(C)O

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 446596Retrieved 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

Mupirocin (CAS 12650-69-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/12650-69-0/ PubChem: 446596. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/446596 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 12650-69-0. 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 294190 for CAS 12650-69-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/