Gentamicin sulfate

Drug ingredient

CAS 1405-41-0

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$546M

Top sourceItaly 41%

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 294190 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 294190, which covers 90 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 41%ItalyCN 24%ChinaDK 9%DenmarkHR 6%CroatiaIN 6%India

United Kingdom
Slovakia
Slovenia
Mexico
Canada
Germany
Belgium
Japan
Switzerland
Netherlands
Czech Republic
Uruguay
South Korea
Hong Kong
Portugal
Australia

27 FDA-registered drug labelers

A-S Medication Solutions

ACS Dobfar SPA

Asclemed USA, Inc.

Bausch & Lomb Incorporated

Baxter Healthcare Corporation

Cardinal Health 107, LLC

Catalent Micron Technologies, Inc.

Cosette Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

DIRECT RX

Eugia US LLC

Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC

FUJIAN FUKANG PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD

Henry Schein, Inc

HF Acquisition Co LLC, DBA HealthFirst

Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.

Hospira, Inc.

Kalchem International inc

LETCO MEDICAL, LLC

Livzon Group Fuzhou Fuxing Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Medical Purchasing Solutions, LLC

Medisca Inc.

NuCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Padagis Israel Pharmaceuticals Ltd

Preferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Professional Compounding Centers of America dba PCCA

Proficient Rx LP

Sandoz Inc

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 5 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Gentamicin Sulfate
•Gentak
•Gentamicin
•Gentamicin Sulfate in Sodium Chloride
•Gentamicin Sulfate Opth Solution

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

CAS1405-41-0

PubChem CID9855350

DTXSIDDTXSID0037235

FormulaC60H125N15O25S

Mol. Weight1488.8 g/mol

SMILESCC(C1CCC(C(O1)OC2C(CC(C(C2O)OC3C(C(C(CO3)(C)O)NC)O)N)N)N)N.CC(C1CCC(C(O1)OC2C(CC(C(C2O)OC3C(C(C(CO3)(C)O)NC)O)N)N)N)NC.CC1(COC(C(C1NC)O)OC2C(CC(C(C2O)OC3C(CCC(O3)CN)N)N)N)O.OS(=O)(=O)O

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 9855350Retrieved 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

Gentamicin sulfate (CAS 1405-41-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/1405-41-0/ PubChem: 9855350. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/9855350 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 1405-41-0. 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 294190 for CAS 1405-41-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/