Pregabalin

Drug ingredient

CAS 148553-50-8

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$503M

Top sourceChina 25%

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 292249 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292249, which covers 170 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).

CN 25%ChinaIN 17%IndiaSG 13%SingaporeIT 9%ItalyCH 7%Switzerland

Argentina
Poland
Portugal
Lithuania
Ukraine
Finland
Spain
Egypt
Sweden
Austria
Israel
Latvia
Belgium
Ireland
Mexico
Australia
Peru
Czech Republic
Colombia
Hong Kong

80 FDA-registered drug labelers

A-S Medication Solutions

Advagen Pharma Ltd.

Advanced Rx of Tennessee, LLC

Advanced Rx Pharmacy of Tennessee, LLC

Alembic Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited

Alivus Life Sciences Limited

American Health Packaging

Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLC

Aphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC

Ascend Laboratories, LLC

Asclemed USA, Inc.

Assia Chemical Industries Ltd - Teva Tech Site

Aurisco Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd

Aurobindo Pharma Limited

AvKARE

AvPAK

AX Pharmaceutical Corp

Bryant Ranch Prepack

Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited

Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Cardinal Health 107, LLC

Chartwell RX, LLC

Chromo Laboratories India Private Limited

Cipla USA Inc.

Clinical Solutions Wholesale, LLC

Coupler LLC

Creekwood Pharmaceuticals LLC

CTX Lifesciences Pvt. Ltd.

Direct Rx

Divi's Laboratories Limited

Dr.Reddy's laboratories Limited

Dr.Reddys Laboratories Inc

Eskayef Pharmaceuticals Limited

Exelan Pharmaceuticals Inc.

FOURRTS (INDIA) LABORATORIES PRIVATE LIMITED

Golden State Medical Supply, Inc.

Hetero Drugs Limited

HETERO LABS LIMITED

HIKAL LIMITED

Indoco Remedies Limited

Kopran Research Laboratories Limited

LAURUS LABS LIMITED

Macleods Pharmaceuticals Limited

Major Pharmaceuticals

MARKSANS PHARMA LIMITED

Matrix Pharmacorp Private Limited

MSN Life Sciences Private Limited

MSN Pharmachem Private Limited

Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Nantong Chanyoo Pharmatech Co., Ltd

NorthStar RxLLC

Novadoz Pharmaceuticals LLC

Olon S.p.A.

Optimus Drugs Private Limited

Parke-Davis Div of Pfizer Inc

Patrin Pharma, Inc.

Pfizer Asia Manufacturing Pte Ltd

Pfizer Manufacturing Deutschland GmbH

Preferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Professional Compounding Centers of America

Proficient Rx LP

Quality Care Products, LLC

REMEDYREPACK INC.

Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc.

ScieGen Pharmaceuticals, INC.

SOLARA ACTIVE PHARMA SCIENCES LIMITED

Solco Healthcare US, LLC

Srini Pharmaceuticals Private Limited

ST. MARY'S MEDICAL PARK PHARMACY

SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES, INC.

Teva API India Private Ltd

Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited

Tris Pharma Inc

UQUIFA Mexico, S.A. de C.V.

Viatris Specialty LLC

Wanbury Limited

Westminster Pharmaceuticals, LLC

Zhejiang Bamboo Pharmaceuticals Co.,Ltd

Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 6 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Pregabalin
•Pregablin
•Lyrica
•Pregabalin capsules, CV
•Pregabalin Extended Release
•Lyrica CR

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

CAS148553-50-8

PubChem CID5486971

DTXSIDDTXSID1045950

FormulaC8H17NO2

Mol. Weight159.23 g/mol

SMILESCC(C)CC(CC(=O)O)CN

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 5486971Retrieved 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

Pregabalin (CAS 148553-50-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/148553-50-8/ PubChem: 5486971. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5486971 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 148553-50-8. 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 292249 for CAS 148553-50-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/