Ferric picrate
Drug ingredientCAS 20255-23-6
This chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.
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 unknownWhere It Comes From
EPA and Census publish no US supply data for this chemical.
8 FDA-registered drug labelers
Bestmade Natural Products
Boiron
DNA Labs, Inc.
Guna spa
Newton Laboratories, Inc.
Uriel Pharmacy Inc.
Vitality Works, Inc.
Vitaltiy Works, Inc.
Why It Matters
Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses
Appears in 8 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •GUNA-Prostate
- •Bestmade Natural Products BM71
- •Berberis Oxalis
- •Ferrum Picricum
- •Prostate
- •TLB-Matrix
- •D-25
- •Vital-FL
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
CAS20255-23-6
PubChem CID19695146
DTXSIDDTXSID00174098
FormulaC18H6FeN9O21
Mol. Weight740.1 g/mol
SMILESC1=C(C=C(C(=C1[N+](=O)[O-])[O-])[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-].C1=C(C=C(C(=C1[N+](=O)[O-])[O-])[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-].C1=C(C=C(C(=C1[N+](=O)[O-])[O-])[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-].[Fe+3]
Data Sources
- PubChem · compound 19695146Retrieved 2026-04-07
- FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-25
- FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
Brief citations
Ferric picrate (CAS 20255-23-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/20255-23-6/ PubChem: 19695146. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/19695146 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 20255-23-6. 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/