Carboplatin

Drug ingredientActive Shortage

CAS 41575-94-4

This drug ingredient is in active FDA shortage. At least one manufacturer cannot meet demand.

Molecular structure of 41575-94-4 — 2 NH₂⁻ · 1 Pt²⁺

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$111M

Top sourceJapan 43%

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 284390 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 284390, which covers 65 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).

JP 43%JapanZA 22%South AfricaDE 12%GermanyIN 10%IndiaAR 6%Argentina

Belgium
Australia
Switzerland
Turkey
Austria
Mexico
Latvia
South Korea
Romania
Taiwan
Poland

17 FDA-registered drug labelers

Accord Healthcare, Inc.

Apotex Corp.

Avyxa Pharma, LLC

BPI Labs LLC

Cipla Ltd.

Eugia US LLC

Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC

Gland Pharma Limited

Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG

Hetero Labs Limited

Hospira, Inc.

Sicor de Mexico S.A. de C.V

SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES, INC.

Teva Parenteral Medicines, Inc.

Teyro Labs Private Limited

Umicore Agrentina s.A.

Veranova, L.P.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

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

•Carboplatin
•Kyxata

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."

Active Shortage

Shortage History

Rows group FDA shortage filings by drug product. Each manufacturer makes its own FDA shortage filing, so one product can carry several reports at once: Available, Limited Availability, Unavailable or to be discontinued.

Current shortage
Carboplatin Injection
Shortage listed since April 28, 2023
Manufacturer reports: 1 unavailable, 1 limited, 1 available

See all current drug shortages

Chemical Identity

CAS41575-94-4

PubChem CID426756

DTXSIDDTXSID3046742

FormulaC6H12N2O4Pt

Mol. Weight371.25 g/mol

SMILESC1CC(C1)(C(=O)O)C(=O)O.[NH2-].[NH2-].[Pt+2]

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 426756Retrieved 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

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Brief citations

Carboplatin (CAS 41575-94-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/41575-94-4/ PubChem: 426756. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/426756 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 41575-94-4. Retrieved 2026-04-25. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ FDA Drug Shortages: CAS 41575-94-4. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/drugshortages/ US Census international trade: HS 284390 for CAS 41575-94-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/