vancomycin hydrochloride

Drug ingredient

CAS 197638-25-8

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

Molecular structure of 197638-25-8 — 1 HCl

US productionNot reported

Top sourceNo public record

This chemical is not on EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act inventory, the list behind EPA’s production survey.

Why supply is unknown

Where It Comes From

EPA and Census publish no US supply data for this chemical.

46 FDA-registered drug labelers

Advanced Rx of Tennessee, LLC

Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLC

ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Baxter Healthcare Corporation

BluePoint Laboratories

Bryant Ranch Prepack

Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Chongqing Daxin Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

Civica, Inc

CKD Bio Corporation

Concord Biotech Limited

DARMERICA, LLC

Eugia US LLC

Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC

Fresenius Kabi, LLC

Gland Pharma Limited

GLENMARK PHARMACEUTICALS INC., USA

Henry Schein, Inc.

Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc. d/b/a Avet Pharmaceuticals Inc.

HIKMA PHARMACEUTICALS USA INC.

Hospira, Inc.

LETCO MEDICAL, LLC

Livzon Group Fuzhou Fuxing Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Medimetriks Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Medisca Inc.

Meitheal Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Mylan Institutional LLC

North China Pharmaceutical Huasheng Co. Ltd.

Plano Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Professional Compounding Centers of America dba PCCA

Redpharm Drug

Sagent Pharmaceuticals

SAMSON MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Slate Run Pharmaceuticals, LLC

Spectrum Laboratory Products, Inc.

STERISCIENCE SPECIALTIES PRIVATE LIMITED

Strides Pharma Science Limited

Willow Birch Pharma, Inc.

Xellia (Taizhou) Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd

Xellia Pharmaceuticals ApS

Xellia Pharmaceuticals USA LLC

XGen Pharmaceuticals DJB, Inc.

Zhejiang Changhai Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.

Zhejiang Medicine Co., Ltd. Xinchang Pharmaceutical Factory

Zhejiang Novus Pharma Co., Ltd.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 3 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Vancomycin Hydrochloride
•Vancocin
•Vancomycin

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

Rows group FDA shortage filings by drug product. Each manufacturer makes its own FDA shortage filing, so one product can carry several reports at once: Available, Limited Availability, Unavailable or to be discontinued.

to be discontinued
Vancomycin Hydrochloride Injection
Shortage listed since September 9, 2025

See all current drug shortages

Vendor Pricing

$7.80/gBiopharma PEG Scientific Inc.

CountryUnited States

Pack$195.00 / 25 g

Purity98%

Vendors2 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

1 more vendor

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
MedKoo Biosciences, Inc	United States	$47.50	50 g	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS197638-25-8

PubChem CID6420023

DTXSIDDTXSID90891868

FormulaC66H76Cl3N9O24

Mol. Weight1485.7 g/mol

SMILESCC1C(C(CC(O1)OC2C(C(C(OC2OC3=C4C=C5C=C3OC6=C(C=C(C=C6)C(C(C(=O)NC(C(=O)NC5C(=O)NC7C8=CC(=C(C=C8)O)C9=C(C=C(C=C9O)O)C(NC(=O)C(C(C1=CC(=C(O4)C=C1)Cl)O)NC7=O)C(=O)O)CC(=O)N)NC(=O)C(CC(C)C)NC)O)Cl)CO)O)O)(C)N)O.Cl

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 6420023Retrieved 2026-04-07
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-25
FDA Drug ShortagesRetrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

vancomycin hydrochloride (CAS 197638-25-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/197638-25-8/ PubChem: 6420023. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6420023 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 197638-25-8. Retrieved 2026-04-25. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ FDA Drug Shortages: CAS 197638-25-8. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/drugshortages/