Medronic acid

Drug ingredient

CAS 1984-15-2

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$598M

Top sourceChina 89%

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 293149 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293149, which covers 114 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 89%ChinaIN 4%IndiaCA 3%CanadaDE 2%GermanyAR 1%Argentina

United Kingdom
Italy
Mexico
Japan
Switzerland
Hong Kong
Ukraine
Finland
Sweden
Spain
Poland
Slovakia
Netherlands
Singapore
Taiwan
South Korea
Czech Republic

2 FDA-registered drug labelers

Jubilant DraxImage Inc., dba Jubilant Radiopharma

Sterling Pharma Solutions Limited

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 1 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Technetium Tc 99m Medronate

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

CAS1984-15-2

PubChem CID16124

DTXSIDDTXSID8045696

FormulaCH6O6P2

Mol. Weight176 g/mol

SMILESC(P(=O)(O)O)P(=O)(O)O

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 16124Retrieved 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

Medronic acid (CAS 1984-15-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/1984-15-2/ PubChem: 16124. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/16124 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 1984-15-2. 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 293149 for CAS 1984-15-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/