Fenofibric acid

Drug ingredient

CAS 42017-89-0

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$370M

Top sourceIndia 45%

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 291899 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291899, which covers 139 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).

IN 45%IndiaCN 35%ChinaGB 7%United KingdomCO 3%ColombiaCH 3%Switzerland

Austria
Hungary
South Korea
Taiwan
Czech Republic
Mexico
Spain
Ukraine
Estonia
Australia
Israel
Singapore
Slovakia
Russia

10 FDA-registered drug labelers

Alembic Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited

Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York LLC

Aurobindo Pharma Limited

Fournier Laboratories Ireland LTD

Harman Finochem Limited

Laurus Labs Limited

Leading Pharma, LLC

Micro Labs Limited

Olon S.p.A.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

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

•Fenofibric ACID
•Fenofibric ACID Delayed-Release

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

Vendor Pricing

$0.14/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$72.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors24 available

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

23 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.17	500 g	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.27	1 kg	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.30	1 kg	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.34	1 kg	98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$0.35	1 kg	98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$0.35	1 kg	98%
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$0.38	1 kg	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.38	1 kg	98%
Fluorochem EU	Germany	$0.41	500 g	98%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$1.50	100 g	95%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$1.92	100 g	95%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$2.06	100 g	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$3.52	100 g	98%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$11.25	10 g	99.94%
MedKoo Biosciences, Inc	United States	$18.00	25 g	98%
Apexbio Technology LLC	United States	$24.80	5 g	99.89%
Molnova	China	$30.00	1 g	99%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$31.00	1 g	99.94%
Cayman Europe	Estonia	$62.48	10 g	98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$85.42	1 g	95%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$85.42	1 g	95%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%
Key Organics Ltd.	United Kingdom	$6900.00	10 mg	97%

Chemical Identity

CAS42017-89-0

PubChem CID64929

DTXSIDDTXSID8041030

FormulaC17H15ClO4

Mol. Weight318.7 g/mol

SMILESCC(C)(C(=O)O)OC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)C2=CC=C(C=C2)Cl

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 64929Retrieved 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

Fenofibric acid (CAS 42017-89-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/42017-89-0/ PubChem: 64929. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/64929 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 42017-89-0. 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 291899 for CAS 42017-89-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/