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Sodium nitroprusside

Drug ingredient

CAS 14402-89-2

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

Molecular structure of 14402-89-2
2 Na⁺ · 1 Fe²⁺
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$15M
Top sourceSwitzerland 88%

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 283720 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 283720, which covers 15 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CH 88%SwitzerlandCN 9%ChinaIN 2%India
22 FDA-registered drug labelers
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC
Amphastar Nanjing Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
APICORE PHARMACEUTICALS PRIVATE LIMITED
Armas Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Aurobindo Pharma Limited
AuroMedics Pharma LLC
Azico Biophore India Private Limited
BE Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Caplin Steriles Limited
ChemCon GmbH
Corden Pharma Boulder, Inc.
Corden Pharma Colorado, Inc.
Dr.Reddy's Laboratories Inc.,
Emcure Pharmaceuticals Limited
EXELA PHARMA SCIENCES, LLC
Hainan Poly Pharm. Co., Ltd.
Meitheal Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Micro Labs Limited
Mylan Institutional LLC
Slate Run Pharmaceuticals, LLC
Somerset Therapeutics, LLC
SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES, INC.

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses

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

  • •Sodium Nitroprusside
  • •Nipride RTU
  • •sodium nitroprusside in 0.9% sodium chloride
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Chemical Identity

CAS14402-89-2
PubChem CID6604165
DTXSIDDTXSID2036794
FormulaC5FeN6Na2O
Mol. Weight261.92 g/mol
SMILES[C-]#N.[C-]#N.[C-]#N.[C-]#N.[C-]#N.N#[O+].[Na+].[Na+].[Fe+2]

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Sodium nitroprusside (CAS 14402-89-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/14402-89-2/ PubChem: 6604165. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6604165 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 14402-89-2. 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 283720 for CAS 14402-89-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/