Tropicamide

Drug ingredient

CAS 1508-75-4

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

Molecular structure of 1508-75-4
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$1.3B
Top sourceChina 32%

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 293339 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293339, which covers 397 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 32%ChinaIN 15%IndiaDE 10%GermanyBE 9%BelgiumCH 8%Switzerland
14 FDA-registered drug labelers
Alcon Laboratories, Inc.
ASCLEMED USA INC.
Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
C-SQUARED PHARMA LIMITED
Laurus Labs Limited
LETCO MEDICAL, LLC
Medisca Inc.
Professional Compounding Centers of America dba PCCA
Sandoz Inc
Somerset Therapeutics, LLC
Sportpharm LLC
Tokyo Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
Union Quimico Farmaceutica SA
Uquifa Mexico, S.A. De C.V.

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses

Appears in 2 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Tropicamide
  • •Mydriacyl
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Vendor Pricing

$3.96/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$99.00 / 25 g
Purity98%
Vendors30 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS1508-75-4
PubChem CID5593
DTXSIDDTXSID8045220
FormulaC17H20N2O2
Mol. Weight284.35 g/mol
SMILESCCN(CC1=CC=NC=C1)C(=O)C(CO)C2=CC=CC=C2

Data Sources

Brief citations

Tropicamide (CAS 1508-75-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/1508-75-4/ PubChem: 5593. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5593 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 1508-75-4. 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 293339 for CAS 1508-75-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/