Phenylephrine bitartrate
Drug ingredientCAS 17162-39-9
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.
20 FDA-registered drug labelers
Bayer HealthCare LLC.
Chain Drug Marketing Association
CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
Discount Drug Mart
DOLGENCORP, LLC
Family Dollar Services, Inc.
Good Sense
H. E. Butt Grocery Company
Kroger Company
Malladi Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Limited
Meijer Distribution Inc.
Shenzhen Oriental Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Sincronia Logistica, S.A. de C.V.
Topco Associates LLC
Tower Laboratories Ltd
United Natural Foods, Inc. dba UNFI
Valu Merchandiser Company
Walgreens
Walmart
WinCo Foods, LLC
Why It Matters
Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses
Appears in 28 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Good Sense Effervescent Cold Relief
- •Dollar General Effervescent Cold Relief
- •ALKA Seltzer PLUS Cold Day and Night Effervescent
- •Meijer Effervescent Cold Relief
- •Alka-Seltzer Plus Severe Cold Night PowerFast Fizz
- •Walgreens Effervescent Cold Relief Plus
- •Effervescent Orange Cold Relief
- •Kroger Effervescent Cold Relief
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- •Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold Night
- •Quality Choice Effervescent Cold Relief Plus
- •WinCo Foods Effervescent Cold Relief
- •Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold Sparkling Original
- •Top Value Effervescent Cold Relief
- •Equaline Effervescent Cold Relief
- •Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold Orange Zest
- •Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold and Cough
- •Equate Effervescent Cold Relief
- •Top Value Effervescent Cold Relief - Orange
- •Effervescent Cold Relief
- •Family Wellness Effervescent Cold Relief Orange
- •Alka-Seltzer Plus Severe Cold PowerFast Fizz Orange Zest
- •Alka-Seltzer Plus Severe Cold and Cough PowerFast Fizz
- •Alka-Seltzer Plus Severe Cold PowerFast Fizz Non Drowsy
- •Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold Medicine Sparkling Original
- •Quality Choice Effervescent Cold Relief - Orange
- •Best Choice Effervescent Cold Relief
- •Alka-Seltzer Plus Severe Cold Powerfast Fizz Night
- •Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold Sparkling Original PowerFast Fizz
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
CAS17162-39-9
PubChem CID46174134
DTXSIDDTXSID901026092
FormulaC13H19NO8
Mol. Weight317.29 g/mol
SMILESCNCC(C1=CC(=CC=C1)O)O.C(C(C(=O)O)O)(C(=O)O)O
Data Sources
- PubChem · compound 46174134Retrieved 2026-04-07
- FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-25
- FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
Brief citations
Phenylephrine bitartrate (CAS 17162-39-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/17162-39-9/ PubChem: 46174134. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/46174134 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 17162-39-9. 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/