Clindamycin hydrochloride
Drug ingredientCAS 21462-39-5
This chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.
This chemical is not on EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act inventory, the list behind EPA’s production survey.
Why supply is unknownProduction 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 294190 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 294190, which covers 90 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- United Kingdom
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Mexico
- Canada
- Germany
- Belgium
- Japan
- Switzerland
- Netherlands
- Czech Republic
- Uruguay
- South Korea
- Hong Kong
- Portugal
- Australia
44 FDA-registered drug labelers
Why It Matters
Appears in 4 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Clindamycin Hydrochloride
- •Clindamycin HCL
- •Acnil
- •Cleocin Hydrochloride
- to be discontinued
Clindamycin Hydrochloride Capsule
Shortage listed since February 25, 2026
Vendor Pricing
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
27 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.68 | 100 g | 98% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $1.12 | 100 g | 98% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $1.16 | 500 g | 97% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $1.20 | 100 g | 95% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $1.34 | 500 g | 98% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $1.41 | 100 g | — |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $2.48 | 25 g | 98% |
| AstaTech, Inc | United States | $4.39 | 100 g | 97% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $8.58 | 5 g | 98% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $37.51 | 5 g | 99.91% |
| Apexbio Technology LLC | United States | $71.00 | 5 g | 99.08% |
| Molnova | China | $82.00 | 1 g | 99% |
| MedKoo Biosciences, Inc | United States | $85.00 | 10 g | 98% |
| TargetMol Chemicals | China → United States | $91.00 | 1 g | 99.93% |
| Apollo Scientific US | United Kingdom | $170.00 | 1 g | — |
| Vitas M Chemical Limited | Hong Kong | $248.00 | 5 g | 90% |
| TargetMol Chemicals EU | Austria | $295.00 | 200 mg | 99.93% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $453.00 | 1000 mg | 90% |
| Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC) | United States | $2900.00 | 100 mg | 90% |
| CliniSciences GmbH | Switzerland | $3083.10 | 100 mg | — |
| Otava, Ltd. | Ukraine | $3232.50 | 40 mg | 90% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 98% |
| Key Organics Ltd. | United Kingdom | $6900.00 | 10 mg | 98% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $8810.20 | 100 mg | — |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $8810.20 | 100 mg | — |
| Acros Organics | Belgium | $11040.00 | 10 mg | 97% |
| TimTec, LLC (back-ordered) | United States | $33333.33 | 15 mg | 94% |
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
- PubChem · compound 16051951Retrieved 2026-04-07
- FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-25
- FDA Drug ShortagesRetrieved 2026-10-04
- US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
Clindamycin hydrochloride (CAS 21462-39-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/21462-39-5/ PubChem: 16051951. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/16051951 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 21462-39-5. Retrieved 2026-04-25. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ FDA Drug Shortages: CAS 21462-39-5. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/drugshortages/ US Census international trade: HS 294190 for CAS 21462-39-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/