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barbital sodium

Drug ingredient

CAS 144-02-5

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

Molecular structure of 144-02-5
1 Na⁺
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$6M
Top sourceBelgium 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 293353 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293353, which covers 10 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
BE 33%BelgiumIN 21%IndiaHU 20%HungaryCN 14%ChinaDE 13%Germany
1 FDA-registered drug labeler
Chemische Fabrik Berg GmbH

Why It Matters

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

Chemical Identity

CAS144-02-5
PubChem CID23681217
DTXSIDDTXSID3020128
FormulaC8H11N2NaO3
Mol. Weight206.17 g/mol
SMILESCCC1(C(=O)NC(=NC1=O)[O-])CC.[Na+]

Data Sources

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Brief citations

barbital sodium (CAS 144-02-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/144-02-5/ PubChem: 23681217. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/23681217 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 144-02-5. 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 293353 for CAS 144-02-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/