Carbidopa

Drug ingredient

CAS 28860-95-9

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

Molecular structure of 28860-95-9
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$191M
Top sourceSwitzerland 35%

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 292800 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292800, which covers 112 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CH 35%SwitzerlandIT 28%ItalyCN 12%ChinaIN 6%IndiaJP 6%Japan
56 FDA-registered drug labelers
A-S Medication Solutions
Accord Healthcare, Inc.
Actavis Pharma, Inc.
Advagen Pharma Ltd
Alembic Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited
American Health Packaging
Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLC
Aphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC
Assia Chemical Industries Ltd - Teva Tech Site
Aurobindo Pharma Limited
AvKARE
Bachem SA, succursale de Vionnaz
Bausch Health US, LLC
Bryant Ranch Prepack
Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Coupler LLC
Divi's Laboratories Limited
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Inc
Edenbridge Pharmaceuticals LLC.
Fermion Oy
Hetero Drugs Limited
Lupin Pharmaceuticals,Inc.
Macleods Pharmaceuticals Limited
Maithri Drugs Private Limited
Major Pharmaceuticals
Mayne Pharma International Pty Ltd
Medisca Inc.
MSN Life Sciences Private Limited
Mylan Institutional Inc.
Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.
NCS HealthCare of KY, LLC dba Vangard Labs
NorthStar Rx LLC
Novel Laboratories, Inc.
NuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.
Oceanside Pharmaceuticals
Organon LLC
Orion Corporation, Orion Pharma
Professional Compounding Centers of America dba PCCA
Proficient Rx LP
Radha Pharmaceuticals Inc
Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc.
Sandoz Inc
Savio Industrial SRL
ScieGen Pharmaceuticals Inc
Shandong Xinhua Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
Spectrum Laboratory Products, Inc.
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.
Teva API India Limited
TruPharma, LLC
Westminster Pharmaceuticals, LLC
XLCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Zhejiang Chiral Medicine Chemicals Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Yongtai Chiral Medicine Technology Co., Ltd.
Zydus Lifesciences Limited
Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses

Appears in 6 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Carbidopa-levodopa
  • •Sinemet
  • •Carbidopa, Levodopa, and Entacapone
  • •Carbidopa and levodopa
  • •Lodosyn
  • •Carbidopa
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Vendor Pricing

$4.28/gA2B Chem LLC
CountryUnited States
Pack$428.00 / 100 g
Purity95%
Vendors12 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS28860-95-9
PubChem CID34359
DTXSIDDTXSID4022735
FormulaC10H14N2O4
Mol. Weight226.23 g/mol
SMILESCC(CC1=CC(=C(C=C1)O)O)(C(=O)O)NN

Data Sources

Brief citations

Carbidopa (CAS 28860-95-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/28860-95-9/ PubChem: 34359. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/34359 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 28860-95-9. 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 292800 for CAS 28860-95-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/