Sodium sulfide nonahydrate

Drug ingredient

CAS 1313-84-4

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

H₁₈Na₂O₉S240.2 g/mol

no molecular structure to draw

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$14M

Top sourceMexico 79%

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 283010 · narrow

These shares come from HS customs code 283010, which covers 4 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).

MX 79%MexicoCN 11%ChinaSG 7%SingaporeAT 2%AustriaJP 1%Japan

Saudi Arabia
India

3 FDA-registered drug labelers

Eight and Company L.L.C

Hanoun, Andrew Functional Medicine Inc.

OHM PHARMA INC.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 3 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Acne Tonic
•Metabolic Reset
•Detox Drainage Kidney

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

$0.03/gA2B Chem LLC

CountryUnited States

Pack$16.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors2 available

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

1 more vendor

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.04	500 g	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS1313-84-4

PubChem CID73972

DTXSIDDTXSID40858820

FormulaH18Na2O9S

Mol. Weight240.19 g/mol

SMILESO.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.[Na+].[Na+].[S-2]

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 73972Retrieved 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

Sodium sulfide nonahydrate (CAS 1313-84-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/1313-84-4/ PubChem: 73972. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/73972 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 1313-84-4. 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 283010 for CAS 1313-84-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/