Bremelanotide

Drug ingredient

CAS 189691-06-3

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$907M

Top sourceIreland 47%

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 293379 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293379, which covers 105 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 47%IrelandBE 19%BelgiumSG 11%SingaporeIT 4%ItalyCH 4%Switzerland

Brazil
Canada
Taiwan
Ukraine
Portugal
Netherlands
South Korea
Israel
Czech Republic
Spain
Finland
Hungary
Malaysia
Australia
Austria
Slovenia

2 FDA-registered drug labelers

Lonza AG

Novo Nordisk Production Belgium SA

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

Chemical Identity

CAS189691-06-3

PubChem CID9941379

DTXSIDDTXSID40893711

FormulaC50H68N14O10

Mol. Weight1025.2 g/mol

SMILESCCCCC(C(=O)NC1CC(=O)NCCCCC(NC(=O)C(NC(=O)C(NC(=O)C(NC(=O)C(NC1=O)CC2=CN=CN2)CC3=CC=CC=C3)CCCN=C(N)N)CC4=CNC5=CC=CC=C54)C(=O)O)NC(=O)C

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 9941379Retrieved 2026-04-07
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-25
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Bremelanotide (CAS 189691-06-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/189691-06-3/ PubChem: 9941379. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/9941379 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 189691-06-3. Retrieved 2026-04-25. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 293379 for CAS 189691-06-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/