Diatrizoate meglumine

Drug ingredient

CAS 131-49-7

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$872M

Top sourceSwitzerland 44%

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 292429 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292429, which covers 203 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).

CH 44%SwitzerlandCN 19%ChinaIN 12%IndiaJP 9%JapanIE 6%Ireland

Taiwan
United Kingdom
El Salvador
Colombia
Ukraine
Brazil
Guatemala
Belgium
Netherlands
Turkey
Sweden
Greece
Canada
Israel
New Zealand
Latvia
Lithuania
Finland
Slovakia
Australia
Hong Kong
Czech Republic
Armenia
Poland

7 FDA-registered drug labelers

BRACCO DIAGNOSTICS INC

Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Curia New York, Inc.

Guardian Drug Company

Honour Lab Limited

Liebel-Flarsheim Company LLC

Sionc Pharmaceutical Private Limited

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 5 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Diatrizoate Meglumine and Diatrizoate Sodium
•Gastrografin
•Cystografin Dilute
•Cystografin
•MD Gastroview

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

$24.16/gAstaTech (2 weeks)

CountryUnited States

Pack$604.00 / 25 g

Purity95%

Vendors1 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS131-49-7

PubChem CID8566

DTXSIDDTXSID20897171

FormulaC18H26I3N3O9

Mol. Weight809.1 g/mol

SMILESCC(=O)NC1=C(C(=C(C(=C1I)C(=O)O)I)NC(=O)C)I.CNCC(C(C(C(CO)O)O)O)O

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 8566Retrieved 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

Diatrizoate meglumine (CAS 131-49-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/131-49-7/ PubChem: 8566. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8566 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 131-49-7. 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 292429 for CAS 131-49-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/