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Dinoprostone

Drug ingredient

CAS 363-24-6

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

Molecular structure of 363-24-6
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
7 FDA-registered drug labelers
Chirogate International Inc.
EUROAPI Hungary Ltd.
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Kyowa Pharma Chemical Co., Ltd.
Pharmacia & Upjohn Company LLC
Pharmacia and Upjohn Company LLC
YS Life Science Co., Ltd.

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses

Appears in 2 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Cervidil
  • •Prepidil
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Chemical Identity

CAS363-24-6
PubChem CID5280360
DTXSIDDTXSID4022947
FormulaC20H32O5
Mol. Weight352.5 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCC(C=CC1C(CC(=O)C1CC=CCCCC(=O)O)O)O

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Dinoprostone (CAS 363-24-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/363-24-6/ PubChem: 5280360. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5280360 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 363-24-6. 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/ US Census international trade: HS 293750 for CAS 363-24-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/