Terlipressin

Drug ingredient

CAS 14636-12-5

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$16.4B

Top sourceIreland 94%

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 293719 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293719, which covers 53 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 94%IrelandAR 4%ArgentinaCN 1%ChinaDK 1%Denmark

Switzerland
Sweden
India
Spain
Israel
Austria
Belgium
Netherlands
Italy
Hong Kong
Brazil
United Kingdom
Germany
Canada
Australia
Japan
New Zealand
Latvia
South Korea
Taiwan
Estonia
Uruguay

6 FDA-registered drug labelers

Hemmo Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd

Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.

Patheon Italia S.p.A.

Piramal Pharma Limited

PolyPeptide Laboratories (Sweden) AB

Polypeptide Laboratories San Diego, LLC

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

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

•Terlivaz

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

CAS14636-12-5

PubChem CID72081

DTXSIDDTXSID7048952

FormulaC52H74N16O15S2

Mol. Weight1227.4 g/mol

SMILESC1CC(N(C1)C(=O)C2CSSCC(C(=O)NC(C(=O)NC(C(=O)NC(C(=O)NC(C(=O)N2)CC(=O)N)CCC(=O)N)CC3=CC=CC=C3)CC4=CC=C(C=C4)O)NC(=O)CNC(=O)CNC(=O)CN)C(=O)NC(CCCCN)C(=O)NCC(=O)N

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 72081Retrieved 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

Terlipressin (CAS 14636-12-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/14636-12-5/ PubChem: 72081. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/72081 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 14636-12-5. 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 293719 for CAS 14636-12-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/