anhydrous lactose
Drug ingredientCAS 16984-38-6
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.
1 FDA-registered drug labeler
Fagron Inc
Why It Matters
Sectors
Health
Downstream UsesNot recorded
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
Vendor Pricing
$0.07/gFluorochem EU
CountryGermany
Pack$32.67 / 500 g
Purity16.5%
Vendors4 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
3 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALFA AESAR | Germany | $0.53 | 500 g | — |
| ChemNorm | China | $1300.00 | 20 mg | 98% |
| Interbioscreen | Hong Kong | $18871.50 | 100 mg | 90% |
Chemical Identity
CAS16984-38-6
PubChem CID440995
DTXSIDDTXSID501015196
FormulaC12H22O11
Mol. Weight342.3 g/mol
SMILESC(C1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(OC(C(C2O)O)O)CO)O)O)O)O
Data Sources
- PubChem · compound 440995Retrieved 2026-04-07
- FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-25
- FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
Brief citations
anhydrous lactose (CAS 16984-38-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/16984-38-6/ PubChem: 440995. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/440995 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 16984-38-6. 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/