lutein
Drug ingredientThis chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.
Where It Comes From
1 FDA-registered drug labeler
Exeltis USA, Inc.
Why It Matters
Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses
Appears in 1 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Strovite One Caplets
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
CAS127-40-2
PubChem CID5281243
DTXSIDDTXSID8046749
FormulaC40H56O2
Mol. Weight568.9 g/mol
SMILESCC1=C(C(CC(C1)O)(C)C)C=CC(=CC=CC(=CC=CC=C(C)C=CC=C(C)C=CC2C(=CC(CC2(C)C)O)C)C)C
Data Sources
52812432026-04-07
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/name/lutein/cids/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_name/lutein.json
CAS 127-40-22026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory
Archive: data/sources/tsca/tsca_inventory.csv
bulk match2026-04-07
https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/
Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json