Galantamine hydrobromide

Drug ingredient

CAS 1953-04-4

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

Molecular structure of 1953-04-4 — 1 HBr

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$171M

Top sourceSwitzerland 40%

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 293979 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293979, which covers 60 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).

CH 40%SwitzerlandCN 18%ChinaIT 14%ItalyDE 13%GermanyIN 10%India

Australia
Poland
Belgium
Taiwan
Canada
Japan
Spain
Mexico
New Zealand
Slovenia
Israel

14 FDA-registered drug labelers

American Health Packaging

Aurobindo Pharma Limited

Bryant Ranch Prepack

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited

Golden State Medical Supply, Inc.

Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.

Janssen Pharmaceutica NV

Jubilant Biosys limited

Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc.

ScinoPharm Taiwan Ltd.

Slate Run Pharmaceuticals, LLC

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.

Teva Czech Industries s.r.o

Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 2 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Galantamine Hydrobromide
•Galantamine

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

CAS1953-04-4

PubChem CID121587

DTXSIDDTXSID4052768

FormulaC17H22BrNO3

Mol. Weight368.3 g/mol

SMILESCN1CCC23C=CC(CC2OC4=C(C=CC(=C34)C1)OC)O.Br

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 121587Retrieved 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

Galantamine hydrobromide (CAS 1953-04-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/1953-04-4/ PubChem: 121587. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/121587 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 1953-04-4. 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 293979 for CAS 1953-04-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/