ketamine hydrochloride
Drug ingredientThis chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.
Where It Comes From
27 FDA-registered drug labelers
Arevipharma GmbH
AX Pharmaceutical Corp
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Civica, Inc.
CU Chemie Uetikon GmbH
CU Chemie Uetikon GmbH (340717289)
Eugia US LLC
Fagron Inc
Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC
Gland Pharma Limited
Henry Schein, Inc
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.
Hospira, Inc.
Kalchem International inc
LETCO MEDICAL, LLC
Maithri Drugs Private Limited
Medical Purchasing Solutions, LLC
Medisca Inc.
NORCHIM
Par Health USA, LLC
PCAS
Pharma Source Direct, Inc.
Professional Compounding Centers of America
Professional Compounding Centers of America dba PCCA
Sagent Pharmaceuticals
Spectrum Laboratory Products, Inc.
Supriya Lifescience Limited
Why It Matters
Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses
Appears in 2 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Ketamine Hydrochloride
- •Ketalar
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 Shortage
Shortage History
Each row is a separate manufacturer's FDA shortage filing — not a timeline for the drug as a whole. Multiple "current" entries are normal: each manufacturer/NDC files independently. Status reflects the manufacturer's report; reason describes their supply situation (Available, Unavailable, or to be discontinued).
to be discontinued
Ketamine Hydrochloride Injection
11/07/2025Chemical Identity
CAS1867-66-9
PubChem CID15851
DTXSIDDTXSID4040137
FormulaC13H17Cl2NO
Mol. Weight274.18 g/mol
SMILESCNC1(CCCCC1=O)C2=CC=CC=C2Cl.Cl
Data Sources
158512026-04-07
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/name/ketamine hydrochloride/cids/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_name/ketamine hydrochloride.json
CAS 1867-66-92026-04-25
https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/
Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json
CAS 1867-66-92026-06-13
https://api.fda.gov/drug/shortages.json
Archive: data/sources/fda/shortages/shortages.json