choline salicylate

Drug ingredient

CAS 2016-36-6

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$22M

Top sourceItaly 48%

This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.

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 292310 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292310, which covers 11 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).

IT 48%ItalyCN 30%ChinaIN 8%IndiaBE 6%BelgiumDE 4%Germany

Switzerland
Japan
Taiwan
Georgia
Canada
Uzbekistan

2 FDA-registered drug labelers

GM Pharmaceuticals, INC

Siegfried Evionnaz SA

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

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

•TexaClear Pain and Chest Congestion Relief
•TexaClear Severe Cough, Cold and Flu
•Texaclear PAIN Reliever

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

Vendor Pricing

$20.00/gAA BLOCKS

CountryUnited States

Pack$100.00 / 5 g

Purity95%

Vendors6 available

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

5 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$20.00	5 g	95%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$31.88	25 g	95%
Angene International Limited	United States	$83.80	5 g	95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$124.00	5 g	95%
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$144.00	1 g	—

Chemical Identity

CAS2016-36-6

PubChem CID54686350

DTXSIDDTXSID8062103

FormulaC12H19NO4

Mol. Weight241.28 g/mol

SMILESC[N+](C)(C)CCO.C1=CC=C(C(=C1)C(=O)O)[O-]

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 54686350Retrieved 2026-04-07
EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-24
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

choline salicylate (CAS 2016-36-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/2016-36-6/ PubChem: 54686350. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/54686350 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 2016-36-6. Retrieved 2026-04-24. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 292310 for CAS 2016-36-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/