Galactose
Drug ingredientCAS 26566-61-0
This chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.
US productionNot reported
Top sourceNo public record
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 unknownWhere It Comes From
EPA and Census publish no US supply data for this chemical.
1 FDA-registered drug labeler
Avantor Performance Materials, LLC
Why It Matters
Sectors
Health
Downstream UsesNot recorded
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
CAS26566-61-0
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID601014458
FormulaC6H12O6
Mol. Weight180.156 g/mol
SMILESOC[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)C=O
Data Sources
- EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-10-04
- FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
Galactose (CAS 26566-61-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/26566-61-0/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 26566-61-0. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 26566-61-0. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/