dextromethorphan hydrochloride
Drug ingredientThis chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.
Where It Comes From
2 FDA-registered drug labelers
Bayer HealthCare LLC
Dextrum Laboratories, Inc
Why It Matters
Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses
Appears in 1 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Giltuss Diabetic
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
CAS18609-21-7
PubChem CID5483943
DTXSIDDTXSID70940040
FormulaC18H26ClNO
Mol. Weight307.9 g/mol
SMILESCN1CCC23CCCCC2C1CC4=C3C=C(C=C4)OC.Cl
Data Sources
54839432026-04-07
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/name/dextromethorphan hydrochloride/cids/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_name/dextromethorphan hydrochloride.json
CAS 18609-21-72026-04-25
https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/
Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json
bulk match2026-04-07
https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/
Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json