Cupric nitrate hexahydrate
Drug ingredientCAS 13478-38-1
This chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.
US productionNot reported
Top sourceNo public record
This chemical is not on EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act inventory, the list behind EPA’s production survey.
Why supply is unknownWhere It Comes From
EPA and Census publish no US supply data for this chemical.
1 FDA-registered drug labeler
Hahnemann Laboratories, INC.
Why It Matters
Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses
Appears in 1 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Cuprum Nitricum
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
CAS13478-38-1
PubChem CID9839123
DTXSIDDTXSID90158943
FormulaCuH12N2O12
Mol. Weight295.65 g/mol
SMILES[N+](=O)([O-])[O-].[N+](=O)([O-])[O-].O.O.O.O.O.O.[Cu+2]
Data Sources
- PubChem · compound 9839123Retrieved 2026-04-07
- FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-25
- FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
Brief citations
Cupric nitrate hexahydrate (CAS 13478-38-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/13478-38-1/ PubChem: 9839123. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/9839123 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 13478-38-1. 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/