penicillin v potassium

Drug ingredient

CAS 132-98-9

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$78M

Top sourceItaly 33%

This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.

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 294110 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 294110, which covers 13 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 33%ItalyCN 31%ChinaBG 22%BulgariaES 8%SpainMX 3%Mexico

Singapore
Israel
Germany
South Korea
Hong Kong
Japan
Switzerland

15 FDA-registered drug labelers

A-S Medication Solutions

Aurobindo Pharma Limited

BIOTIKA a.s.

Bryant Ranch Prepack

Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.

NorthStar Rx LLC

NuCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

PD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Preferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Proficient Rx LP

QPharma Inc

REMEDYREPACK INC.

Rising Health, LLC

Sinopharm Weiqida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

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

•Penicillin V Potassium

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

$1.74/gAmbeed, Inc.

CountryUnited States

Pack$872.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors16 available

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

15 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$1.74	500 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$1.74	500 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$1.74	500 g	98%
Cayman Europe	Estonia	$2.62	100 g	98%
Apollo Scientific US	United Kingdom	$4.36	25 g	—
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$4.96	10 g	99.01%
MedKoo Biosciences, Inc	United States	$9.50	100 g	98%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$27.00	1 g	98%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$51.00	5 g	98%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$290.00	100 mg	99.95%
Molnova	China	$305.00	200 mg	99%
CliniSciences GmbH	Switzerland	$309.60	500 mg	99%
Apexbio Technology LLC	United States	$425.00	200 mg	98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$437.04	500 mg	—
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$437.04	500 mg	—

Chemical Identity

CAS132-98-9

PubChem CID23676814

DTXSIDDTXSID7021102

FormulaC16H17KN2O5S

Mol. Weight388.5 g/mol

SMILESCC1(C(N2C(S1)C(C2=O)NC(=O)COC3=CC=CC=C3)C(=O)[O-])C.[K+]

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 23676814Retrieved 2026-04-07
EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-24
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

penicillin v potassium (CAS 132-98-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/132-98-9/ PubChem: 23676814. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/23676814 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 132-98-9. Retrieved 2026-04-24. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 294110 for CAS 132-98-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/