albuterol

Drug ingredientActive Shortage

CAS 18559-94-9

This drug ingredient is in active FDA shortage. At least one manufacturer cannot meet demand.

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$652M

Top sourceSingapore 77%

This chemical is not on EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act inventory, the list behind EPA’s production survey.

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 292250 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292250, which covers 76 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).

SG 77%SingaporeCN 12%ChinaIT 4%ItalyIN 2%IndiaGB 1%United Kingdom

Japan
Germany
Denmark
Taiwan
Spain
Bulgaria
Canada
Serbia
Switzerland
Sweden
South Korea
Netherlands
Hong Kong
Ukraine
Austria
Hungary
Belgium
Ireland
Israel
Finland
Mexico
Slovenia
Czech Republic
United Arab Emirates
Latvia

1 FDA-registered drug labeler

SICOR Societa' Italiana Corticosteroidi s.r.l.

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."

Active Shortage

Shortage History

Rows group FDA shortage filings by drug product. Each manufacturer makes its own FDA shortage filing, so one product can carry several reports at once: Available, Limited Availability, Unavailable or to be discontinued.

Current shortage
Albuterol Sulfate Solution
Shortage listed since October 25, 2022
Manufacturer reports: 1 available

See all current drug shortages

Chemical Identity

CAS18559-94-9

PubChem CID2083

DTXSIDDTXSID5021255

FormulaC13H21NO3

Mol. Weight239.31 g/mol

SMILESCC(C)(C)NCC(C1=CC(=C(C=C1)O)CO)O

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 2083Retrieved 2026-04-07
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-25
FDA Drug ShortagesRetrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

albuterol (CAS 18559-94-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/18559-94-9/ PubChem: 2083. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/2083 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 18559-94-9. Retrieved 2026-04-25. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ FDA Drug Shortages: CAS 18559-94-9. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/drugshortages/ US Census international trade: HS 292250 for CAS 18559-94-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/