Deferoxamine mesylate

Drug ingredient

CAS 138-14-7

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$191M

Top sourceSwitzerland 35%

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 292800 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292800, which covers 112 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 35%SwitzerlandIT 28%ItalyCN 12%ChinaIN 6%IndiaJP 6%Japan

Canada
Spain
Mexico
Netherlands
Poland
Malta
Norway
Ukraine
Belgium
Israel
Czech Republic
Austria
Indonesia
United Arab Emirates
Brazil
Lithuania

10 FDA-registered drug labelers

Apotex Corp.

Excella GmbH & Co. KG

Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC

Gland Pharma Limited

Hospira, Inc.

MITEM PHARMA

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

Olon SpA

TAPI Hungary Industries Kft.

Teva Pharmaceutical Works Private Limited Company

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

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

•Desferal
•Deferoxamine
•Deferoxamine mesylate

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

$30.76/gApollo Scientific UK

CountryUnited Kingdom

Pack$769.00 / 25 g

PurityNot recorded

Vendors24 available

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

23 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$71.00	10 g	95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$71.00	10 g	95%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$75.40	10 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$78.90	10 g	98%
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$80.92	25 g	98%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$99.40	10 g	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$112.50	10 g	95%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$115.40	5 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$123.60	25 g	98%
Cayman Europe	Estonia	$135.66	10 g	95%
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$135.96	25 g	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$135.96	25 g	98%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$156.00	500 mg	99.91%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$206.00	5 g	98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$226.37	1 g	92.5%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$226.37	1 g	92.5%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$239.58	500 mg	99.86%
MedKoo Biosciences, Inc	United States	$290.00	5 g	98%
Acrotein ChemBio, Inc.	United States	$311.67	1 g	—
Molnova	China	$450.00	100 mg	99%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$472.00	250 mg	95%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$2500.00	30 mg	98%
Fulfilled by Molport	Latvia	$8000.00	1 mg	99.7%

Chemical Identity

CAS138-14-7

PubChem CID62881

DTXSIDDTXSID6037649

FormulaC26H52N6O11S

Mol. Weight656.8 g/mol

SMILESCC(=O)N(CCCCCNC(=O)CCC(=O)N(CCCCCNC(=O)CCC(=O)N(CCCCCN)O)O)O.CS(=O)(=O)O

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 62881Retrieved 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

Deferoxamine mesylate (CAS 138-14-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/138-14-7/ PubChem: 62881. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/62881 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 138-14-7. 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 292800 for CAS 138-14-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/