Abiraterone acetate

Drug ingredient

CAS 154229-18-2

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$154M

Top sourceItaly 60%

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 293729 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293729, which covers 57 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).

IT 60%ItalyES 14%SpainCN 11%ChinaDE 6%GermanyAT 2%Austria

Netherlands
Australia
Malaysia
Portugal
United Kingdom
Japan
Malta
Canada
Israel
Singapore
New Zealand
Poland
Ukraine
Belgium
Sweden

46 FDA-registered drug labelers

American Health Packaging

Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLC

Apotex Corp.

Aurisco Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd

Aurobindo Pharma Limited

AvKARE

BluePoint Laboratories

Bryant Ranch Prepack

Catalent Micron Technologies, Inc.

Chemo Biosynthesis s.r.l.

CivicaScript, LLC

Curia Spain, S.A.U.

Dr. Reddys Laboratories Inc

Florida Pharmaceutical Products, LLC

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA

Golden State Medical Supply, Inc.

Hetero Labs Limited

Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.

Hubei Biocause Heilen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd

Hubei Zhuxi Humanwell Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd

Industriale Chimica s.r.l.

Industrias Quimicas Falcon De Mexico S.A. de C.V (DR. REDDY'S MEXICO)

Janssen Biotech, Inc.

Janssen Pharmaceutica NV

Major Pharmaceuticals

MSN Laboratories Private Limited

Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.

NORTHSTAR RX LLC

Novadoz Pharmaceuticals LLC

Novugen Pharma (USA) LLC

Olon SpA

PD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Quallent Pharmaceuticals Health LLC

Quimica Sintetica S.A.

Raks Pharma Pvt. Limited

Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc.

ScinoPharm Taiwan Ltd.

SHILPA PHARMA LIFESCIENCES LIMITED

Sicor de Mexico S.A. de C.V

Sicor S.r.l.

Sterling Chemical Malta Ltd

STERLING SPA

SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES, INC.

Symbiotec Pharmalab Limited

Tianjin Pacific Chemical and Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

Zhejiang Shenzhou Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

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

•Abiraterone
•Abiraterone Acetate
•Akeega
•Abirtega
•Zytiga
•Yonsa

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

CAS154229-18-2

PubChem CID9821849

DTXSIDDTXSID3049043

FormulaC26H33NO2

Mol. Weight391.5 g/mol

SMILESCC(=O)OC1CCC2(C3CCC4(C(C3CC=C2C1)CC=C4C5=CN=CC=C5)C)C

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 9821849Retrieved 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

Abiraterone acetate (CAS 154229-18-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/154229-18-2/ PubChem: 9821849. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/9821849 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 154229-18-2. 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 293729 for CAS 154229-18-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/