colestipol hydrochloride

Drug ingredient

CAS 37296-80-3

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

Molecular structure of 37296-80-3 — 1 HCl

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$379M

Top sourceSweden 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 391400 · narrow

These shares come from HS customs code 391400, which covers 2 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

SE 33%SwedenCN 17%ChinaIT 11%ItalyCH 8%SwitzerlandIN 7%India

Finland
Norway
Taiwan
Netherlands
Spain
Hungary
Thailand
Belgium
Czech Republic
Denmark
Mexico
Poland
Slovenia
Malaysia
Portugal
Lithuania
Ireland
Singapore
Latvia

16 FDA-registered drug labelers

American Health Packaging

Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York LLC

ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Apicore Pharmaceuticals Private Limited

Catalent Pharma Solutions, LLC

Edenbridge Pharmaceuticals LLC.

Formosa Laboratories, Inc.

Ingenus Pharmaceuticals, LLC

Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Nuray Chemicals Private Limited

Patheon Inc.

Pharmacia & Upjohn Company LLC

Solara Active Pharma Sciences Limited

SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES, INC.

Zydus Lifesciences Limited

Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

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

•Colestipol Hydrochloride
•Colestid

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

CAS37296-80-3

PubChem CID3084661

DTXSIDDTXSID40190737

FormulaC8H24ClN5

Mol. Weight225.76 g/mol

SMILESC(CNCCNCCNCCN)N.Cl

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 3084661Retrieved 2026-04-07
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-25
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

colestipol hydrochloride (CAS 37296-80-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/37296-80-3/ PubChem: 3084661. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3084661 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 37296-80-3. 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 391400 for CAS 37296-80-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/