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Metopimazine

Drug ingredient

CAS 14008-44-7

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

Molecular structure of 14008-44-7
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$13M
Top sourceGermany 54%

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 293430 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293430, which covers 19 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 54%GermanyIT 24%ItalyIN 8%IndiaCN 5%ChinaZA 4%South Africa
2 FDA-registered drug labelers
TAPI Czech Industries s.r.o.
Teva Czech Industries s.r.o

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Chemical Identity

CAS14008-44-7
PubChem CID26388
DTXSIDDTXSID80161224
FormulaC22H27N3O3S2
Mol. Weight445.6 g/mol
SMILESCS(=O)(=O)C1=CC2=C(C=C1)SC3=CC=CC=C3N2CCCN4CCC(CC4)C(=O)N

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Metopimazine (CAS 14008-44-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/14008-44-7/ PubChem: 26388. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/26388 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 14008-44-7. 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 293430 for CAS 14008-44-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/