fluoride ion

Drug ingredient

CAS 16984-48-8

This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.

F-19.0 g/mol

no molecular structure to draw

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Top sourceNo public record

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023.

Where It Comes From

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

EPA-registered importers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

The Lincoln Electric

3 FDA-registered drug labelers

Energique, Inc.

Professional Complementary Health Formulas

wHITE mANUFACTURING INC DBA MICRO-WEST

Why It Matters

Sectors

HealthMetals & Mining

Downstream Uses

Appears in 4 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Trace Mineral Cord
•Pituistat
•Tap Water Detox 6018
•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

Industrial Uses

•Filler in Machinery ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities

Chemical Identity

CAS16984-48-8

PubChem CID28179

DTXSIDDTXSID9049617

FormulaF-

Mol. Weight18.99840316 g/mol

SMILES[F-]

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 28179Retrieved 2026-04-07
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07

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Brief citations

fluoride ion (CAS 16984-48-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/16984-48-8/ PubChem: 28179. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/28179 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 16984-48-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/