dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride

Drug ingredient

CAS 19262-68-1

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

Molecular structure of 19262-68-1 — 1 HCl

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$1.3B

Top sourceChina 32%

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 293339 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293339, which covers 397 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).

CN 32%ChinaIN 15%IndiaDE 10%GermanyBE 9%BelgiumCH 8%Switzerland

Taiwan
Ukraine
Sweden
Argentina
Canada
Finland
Malta
Israel
Netherlands
Denmark
United Arab Emirates
Mexico
Brunei
Slovakia
Australia
South Africa
Poland
Latvia
Lithuania
Estonia
Slovenia
Czech Republic
Croatia
Hong Kong

29 FDA-registered drug labelers

Adare Pharmaceuticals Inc

American Pacific Corporation

Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York LLC

Ascend Laboratories, LLC

Bryant Ranch Prepack

Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Catalent Pharma Solutions, LLC

Chattem Chemicals, Inc.

Corium, LLC.

Cranbury Pharmaceuticals, LLC

Curia Missouri Inc.

Curia New York, Inc.

Granules Pharmaceuticals Inc.

KVK-TECH, INC

Lannett Company, Inc.

Lupin Pharmaceuticals,Inc.

Neolpharma, Inc.

Nivagen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

Par Health USA, LLC

Purisys LLC

S&B Pharma LLC dba Norac Pharma

Sandoz Inc

Siegfried USA, LLC

Societal CDMO Gainesville, LLC

SpecGx LLC

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.

Veranova, L.P.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 5 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Dexmethylphenidate Hydrochloride Extended-Release
•Focalin
•Focalin XR
•Dexmethylphenidate Hydrochloride
•Azstarys

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

CAS19262-68-1

PubChem CID154100

DTXSIDDTXSID50940927

FormulaC14H20ClNO2

Mol. Weight269.77 g/mol

SMILESCOC(=O)C(C1CCCCN1)C2=CC=CC=C2.Cl

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 154100Retrieved 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

dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride (CAS 19262-68-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/19262-68-1/ PubChem: 154100. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/154100 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 19262-68-1. 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 293339 for CAS 19262-68-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/