Ethacridine lactate

Drug ingredient

CAS 1837-57-6

This chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$1.4B

Top sourceIreland 33%

EPA lists this chemical as inactive, meaning no company reported making, importing or processing it in the US from 2006 to 2016.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 293399 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293399, which covers 518 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

IE 33%IrelandCN 26%ChinaIN 11%IndiaDE 9%GermanyIT 4%Italy

Taiwan
Poland
Canada
Ivory Coast
Greece
Hungary
Indonesia
Latvia
Belgium
Slovakia
Czech Republic
Austria
Netherlands
Finland
Denmark
Croatia
Australia
South Africa
Sweden
Hong Kong
Malta
Singapore
Lithuania
Malaysia
Oman
Serbia

1 FDA-registered drug labeler

PROCOS S.p.A.

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

$1.30/gCombi-Blocks, Inc.

CountryUnited States

Pack$648.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors20 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

19 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$1.38	500 g	95%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$1.46	500 g	95%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$1.85	100 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$2.24	25 g	98%
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$4.03	100 g	98%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$4.32	100 g	98%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$6.17	100 g	95%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$8.46	100 g	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$13.33	100 g	95%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$27.00	1 g	95%
Cayman Europe	Estonia	$49.22	25 g	98%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$91.00	1 g	99.81%
Interbioscreen	Hong Kong	$129.00	10 g	95%
MedKoo Biosciences, Inc	United States	$130.00	5 g	98%
Molnova	China	$430.00	100 mg	99%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$496.10	100 mg	99.83%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%
ChemDiv, Inc.	United States	$5480.00	50 mg	90%
Key Organics Ltd.	United Kingdom	$6900.00	10 mg	97%

Chemical Identity

CAS1837-57-6

PubChem CID15789

DTXSIDDTXSID10872472

FormulaC18H21N3O4

Mol. Weight343.4 g/mol

SMILESCCOC1=CC2=C(C3=C(C=C(C=C3)N)N=C2C=C1)N.CC(C(=O)O)O

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 15789Retrieved 2026-04-07
EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-24
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Ethacridine lactate (CAS 1837-57-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/1837-57-6/ PubChem: 15789. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/15789 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 1837-57-6. Retrieved 2026-04-24. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 293399 for CAS 1837-57-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/