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magnesium salicylate

Drug ingredient

CAS 18917-89-0

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

Molecular structure of 18917-89-0
1 Mg²⁺
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$22M
Top sourceGermany 45%

This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.

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 291821 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291821, which covers 14 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 45%GermanyIT 16%ItalyCN 15%ChinaMX 15%MexicoIN 5%India
10 FDA-registered drug labelers
AURORIUM LLC
Contract Pharmacal Corp.
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Inc.
JHK DBA American Safety & First Aid
JQC (Huayin) Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Kobayashi Healthcare International, Inc.
Medtech Products Inc.
Spectrum Laboratory Products, Inc.
Unifirst First Aid Corporation
Wildman Business Group

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses

Appears in 8 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Percogesic
  • •Medique Back Pain Relief
  • •Diurex Water Pills
  • •Medique at Home Back Pain Relief
  • •Doans Extra Strength
  • •Back Pain Relief Extra Strength Doans
  • •Doans Maximum Strength
  • •Maximum Strength Backache Relief
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Chemical Identity

CAS18917-89-0
PubChem CID54684589
DTXSIDDTXSID00889392
FormulaC14H10MgO6
Mol. Weight298.53 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC=C(C(=C1)C(=O)O)[O-].C1=CC=C(C(=C1)C(=O)O)[O-].[Mg+2]

Data Sources

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Brief citations

magnesium salicylate (CAS 18917-89-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/18917-89-0/ PubChem: 54684589. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/54684589 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 18917-89-0. 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 291821 for CAS 18917-89-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/