Valsartan

Drug ingredient

CAS 137862-53-4

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$1.4B

Top sourceIreland 33%

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 293399 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293399, which covers 518 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).

IE 33%IrelandCN 26%ChinaIN 11%IndiaDE 9%GermanyIT 4%Italy

Taiwan
Poland
Canada
Ivory Coast
Greece
Hungary
Indonesia
Latvia
Belgium
Slovakia
Czech Republic
Austria
Netherlands
Finland
Denmark
Croatia
Australia
South Africa
Sweden
Hong Kong
Malta
Singapore
Lithuania
Malaysia
Oman
Serbia

67 FDA-registered drug labelers

A-S Medication Solutions

Advagen Pharma Ltd

Alembic Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited

American Health Packaging

Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC

Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLC

Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York LLC

ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Aphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC

Archis Pharma LLC

Ascend Laboratories, LLC

Aurobindo Pharma Limited

AvKARE

AvPAK

Biocon Limited

Biocon Pharma Inc.

Bryant Ranch Prepack

Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited

Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Chromo Laboratories India Private Limited

Coupler LLC

Direct_Rx

Divi's Laboratories Limited

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Inc.

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited

Golden State Medical Supply, Inc.

Harman Finochem Limited

Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc. d/b/a Avet Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Hetero Labs Limited

IOL Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

Ipca Laboratories Limited

Jubilant Biosys limited

Jubilant Cadista Pharmacuticals Inc.

Laurus Labs Limited

Lifsa Drugs LLC

Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Macleods Pharmaceuticals Limited

Major Pharmaceuticals

Matrix Pharmacorp Private Limited

MSN Life Sciences Private Limited

Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Northwind Health Company, LLC

Novadoz Pharmaceuticals LLC

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

Novugen Pharma (USA) LLC

Ohm Laboratories Inc.

PD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Preferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Proficient Rx LP

ScieGen Pharmaceuticals, INC.

Second Pharma Co.,ltd.

Siegfried Barbera, SL

Sionc Pharamaceuticals Pvt Ltd

Solco Healthcare US, LLC

Somerset Therapeutics, LLC

SQUARE PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED

Sterling Pharma Solutions Limited

Strides Pharma Science Limited

Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited

Unichem Pharmaceuticals (USA), Inc.

Viona Pharmaceuticals Inc

XLCare Pharmaceuticals Inc

ZHEJIANG HUAHAI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.

Zhuhai Rundu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Zydus Lifesciences Limited

Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 12 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•valsartan and hydrochlorothiazide
•Valsartan
•Diovan
•sacubitril and valsartan
•Amlodipine, Valsartan, Hydrochlorothiazide
•Amlodipine and Valsartan
•Entresto
•Exforge HCT

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•amlodipine,valsartan and hydrochlorothiazide
•Sacubitril and Valsartan Sacubitril and Valsartan
•Diovan HCT
•Exforge

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 Shortage

Shortage History

Rows group FDA shortage filings by drug product. Each manufacturer makes its own FDA shortage filing, so one product can carry several reports at once: Available, Limited Availability, Unavailable or to be discontinued.

to be discontinued
Valsartan Tablet
Shortage listed since November 19, 2025

See all current drug shortages

Chemical Identity

CAS137862-53-4

PubChem CID60846

DTXSIDDTXSID6023735

FormulaC24H29N5O3

Mol. Weight435.5 g/mol

SMILESCCCCC(=O)N(CC1=CC=C(C=C1)C2=CC=CC=C2C3=NNN=N3)C(C(C)C)C(=O)O

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 60846Retrieved 2026-04-07
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-25
FDA Drug ShortagesRetrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Valsartan (CAS 137862-53-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/137862-53-4/ PubChem: 60846. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/60846 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 137862-53-4. Retrieved 2026-04-25. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ FDA Drug Shortages: CAS 137862-53-4. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/drugshortages/ US Census international trade: HS 293399 for CAS 137862-53-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/