chloride ion
Drug ingredientCAS 16887-00-6
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.
2 FDA-registered drug labelers
Energique, Inc.
wHITE mANUFACTURING INC DBA MICRO-WEST
Why It Matters
Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses
Appears in 3 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Trace Mineral Cord
- •Pituistat
- •Met-Tox
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
CAS16887-00-6
PubChem CID312
DTXSIDDTXSID6043969
FormulaCl-
Mol. Weight35.45 g/mol
SMILES[Cl-]
Data Sources
- PubChem · compound 312Retrieved 2026-04-07
- FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-25
- FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
Brief citations
chloride ion (CAS 16887-00-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/16887-00-6/ PubChem: 312. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/312 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 16887-00-6. 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/