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Tafluprost

Drug ingredient

CAS 209860-87-7

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

Molecular structure of 209860-87-7
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$28M
Top sourceItaly 33%

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 293750 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293750, which covers 11 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IT 33%ItalyTW 27%TaiwanKR 14%South KoreaHU 13%HungaryGB 4%United Kingdom
13 FDA-registered drug labelers
AGC Inc.
AGC WAKASA CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
Cayman Pharma s.r.o.
Chirogate International Inc
Everlight Chemical Industrial Corporation Kuanyin II Plant
Industriale Chimica s.r.l.
Ingenus Pharmaceuticals, LLC
Micro Labs Limited
MSN Laboratories Private Limited
Prasco Laboratories
Sandoz Inc
Thea Pharma Inc.
Zhejiang Ausun Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses

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

  • •Zioptan
  • •tafluprost
  • •Tafluprost Ophthalmic
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Chemical Identity

CAS209860-87-7
PubChem CID9868491
DTXSIDDTXSID401021504
FormulaC25H34F2O5
Mol. Weight452.5 g/mol
SMILESCC(C)OC(=O)CCCC=CCC1C(CC(C1C=CC(COC2=CC=CC=C2)(F)F)O)O

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Tafluprost (CAS 209860-87-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/209860-87-7/ PubChem: 9868491. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/9868491 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 209860-87-7. 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 293750 for CAS 209860-87-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/