Sulfacetamide

Drug ingredient

CAS 144-80-9

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

Molecular structure of 144-80-9
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$2.0B
Top sourceIreland 63%

This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.

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 293590 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293590, which covers 182 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IE 63%IrelandSG 14%SingaporeIN 7%IndiaCN 7%ChinaCH 2%Switzerland
2 FDA-registered drug labelers
ACELLA PHARMACEUTICALS
B.V. KATWIJK CHEMIE

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses

Appears in 1 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Sodium Sulfacetamide - Sulfur WASH
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Vendor Pricing

$0.15/gAmbeed, Inc.
CountryUnited States
Pack$148.00 / 1 kg
Purity98%
Vendors29 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS144-80-9
PubChem CID5320
DTXSIDDTXSID8026060
FormulaC8H10N2O3S
Mol. Weight214.24 g/mol
SMILESCC(=O)NS(=O)(=O)C1=CC=C(C=C1)N

Data Sources

Brief citations

Sulfacetamide (CAS 144-80-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/144-80-9/ PubChem: 5320. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5320 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 144-80-9. Retrieved 2026-04-24. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 293590 for CAS 144-80-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/