Candesartan cilexetil

Drug ingredient

CAS 145040-37-5

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$1.4B

Top sourceIreland 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 293399 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293399, which covers 518 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).

IE 33%IrelandCN 26%ChinaIN 11%IndiaDE 9%GermanyIT 4%Italy

Taiwan
Poland
Canada
Ivory Coast
Greece
Hungary
Indonesia
Latvia
Belgium
Slovakia
Czech Republic
Austria
Netherlands
Finland
Denmark
Croatia
Australia
South Africa
Sweden
Hong Kong
Malta
Singapore
Lithuania
Malaysia
Oman
Serbia

17 FDA-registered drug labelers

Alembic Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited

ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

AstraZeneca AB

AURORE PHARMACEUTICALS PRIVATE LIMITED

Bryant Ranch Prepack

Chromo Laboratories India Private Limited

Golden State Medical Supply, Inc.

Macleods Pharmaceuticals Limited

Matrix Pharmacorp Private Limited

MSN Life Sciences Private Limited

Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.

NorthStar RxLLC

Par Pharmaceutical Inc.

Solco Healthcare LLC

ZHEJIANG HUAHAI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.

Zydus Lifesciences Limited

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

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

•Atacand
•Candesartan cilexetil
•Candesartan Cilexetil and Hydrochlorothiazide
•Candesartan
•Atacand HCT

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

Vendor Pricing

$2.99/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$299.00 / 100 g

Purity98%

Vendors10 available

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

9 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$3.15	100 g	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$3.94	100 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$4.60	5 g	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$4.80	100 g	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$5.50	10 g	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$12.36	25 g	98%
Apexbio Technology LLC	United States	$81.00	1 g	99.81%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$114.95	1 g	99.86%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS145040-37-5

PubChem CID2540

DTXSIDDTXSID5020239

FormulaC33H34N6O6

Mol. Weight610.7 g/mol

SMILESCCOC1=NC2=CC=CC(=C2N1CC3=CC=C(C=C3)C4=CC=CC=C4C5=NNN=N5)C(=O)OC(C)OC(=O)OC6CCCCC6

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 2540Retrieved 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

Candesartan cilexetil (CAS 145040-37-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/145040-37-5/ PubChem: 2540. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/2540 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 145040-37-5. 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 293399 for CAS 145040-37-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/