Calcium picrate
Drug ingredientCAS 16824-78-5
This chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.
US productionNot reported
Top sourceNo public record
This chemical is not on EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act inventory, the list behind EPA’s production survey.
Why supply is unknownWhere It Comes From
EPA and Census publish no US supply data for this chemical.
4 FDA-registered drug labelers
Apex Energetics Inc.
Bestmade Natural Products
Global Naturals, Inc.
Vitality Works, Inc.
Why It Matters
Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses
Appears in 4 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •C08 Calcium Metabolism
- •Epl-Cell Repair
- •Bestmade Natural Product BM132
- •BoilX
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
CAS16824-78-5
PubChem CID12601272
DTXSIDDTXSID40168537
FormulaC12H4CaN6O14
Mol. Weight496.27 g/mol
SMILESC1=C(C=C(C(=C1[N+](=O)[O-])[O-])[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-].C1=C(C=C(C(=C1[N+](=O)[O-])[O-])[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-].[Ca+2]
Data Sources
- PubChem · compound 12601272Retrieved 2026-04-07
- FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-25
- FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
Brief citations
Calcium picrate (CAS 16824-78-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/16824-78-5/ PubChem: 12601272. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/12601272 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 16824-78-5. 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/