zinc gluconate
Drug ingredientCAS 4468-02-4
This chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.
US productionNot reported
Top sourceNo public record
This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.
Why supply is unknownWhere It Comes From
EPA and Census publish no US supply data for this chemical.
42 FDA-registered drug labelers
Be Well Medical dba Richard Clement Nutrition y Be Well Homeopathics
BETTER LIVING BRANDS LLC
BioActive Nutritional, Inc.
BonGeo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
CARDINAL HEALTH
Carnivora Research International
Chain Drug Manufacturing Assn
CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC.
Cintas Corporation
CVS PHARMACY, INC
Deseret Biologicals
Deseret Biologicals, Inc.
Energetix Corporation
Energique, Inc.
Hyland's Inc.
InLight Creation, LLC.
JHK Inc dba American Safety & First Aid
Jost Chemical Co.
MediNatura
MediNatura Inc
Meijer Distribution Inc
Nartex Laboratorios Homeopaticos, S.A. de C.V.
NaturalCare
Nutritional Specialties, Inc.
OHM PHARMA INC.
PharmaCare US, Inc.
PHARMACY VALUE ALLIANCE, LLC
Professional Complementary Health Formulas
RARITAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC
RITE AID CORPORATION
Talbot's Pharmaceuticals Family Products, LLC
TARGET CORPORATION
THE KROGER CO.,
TOPCO ASSOCIATES LLC
TRP COMPANY
Unifirst First Aid Corporation
Vespyr Brands Inc
Vitality Works, Inc.
Walgreen Co.
WALGREEN COMPANY
WALGREENS CO.
WALMART STORES INC
Why It Matters
Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses
Appears in 64 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Zinc cold Remedy Non Drowsy
- •Zicam Cold Remedy Medicated Fruit Drops - Elderberry
- •Target Zinc Cold Therapy Citrus Flavor
- •Zinc Cold Therapy
- •Electrolyte Plus
- •Floriva
- •COLD
- •Zicam Cold Remedy Rapidmelts Citrus
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- •Zicam Cold Remedy Medicated Fruit Drops - Assorted Fruit
- •Schusslers Immune
- •Meijer Cold Therapy Citrus Flavor
- •Sambucol Cold and Flu Relief
- •ReBoost
- •FLU Terminator Drops
- •Premier Value Zinc Cold Therapy Citrus Flavor
- •Walgreen Zinc Cold Therapy Citrus Flavor
- •Ultra Zinc Cold Therapy
- •Zicam Cold Remedy Rapidmelts Elderberry Citrus
- •Ovaplex
- •Zinc
- •CVS Health Cold Remedy Citrus Flavor
- •Cold-EEZE Cold Remedy
- •Zicam Cold Remedy Medicated Fruit Drops - Ultimate Orange
- •Rite Aid Zinc Cold Therapy
- •Sore Throat
- •Dr. Talbots Vital 12
- •Zicam Ultra Cold Remedy Rapidmelts
- •TopCare Health Cold Remedy Cherry Flavor
- •TopCare Zinc Cold Remedy Citrus Flavor
- •Walgreens Black Elderberry Cold and Flu Relief
- •Zicam Cold Remedy Rapidmelts with Echinacea
- •Gynetox
- •Occuloplex I
- •Walgreen Cold Therapy Cherry Flavor
- •Cold-EEZE Cold Remedy UltraMELT Chews
- •Zicam Cold Remedy
- •zicam cold and flu-like symptoms Echinacea plus Sambucus
- •Natural Relief Cold and Flu Plus Zinc
- •Systemic Drainage
- •Bio Electrolyte
- •Trace Mineral Cord
- •Medique Cold Eeze
- •Sniffles N Sneezes 4 KIDS
- •Zinc Cold Therapy Citrus Flavor
- •CVS Health Cold Remedy Cherry Flavor
- •CVS Health Cold Remedy Lemon Flavor
- •Methylation Assist Liquescence
- •ComPare2 Black Elderberry Cold and Flu Relief
- •Mucus and Sinus Mucus and Sinus Symptom Relief
- •First Aid Direct Cold-EEZE Cold Remedy
- •Lymph Drainage
- •Androtox
- •Recovatone
- •E.O.L.
- •Cal-5-Revive
- •CVS Health Cold Remedy Orange Cream Flavor
- •Zicam Cold Remedy Zinc and Elderberry Lozenge
- •Rite Aid Ultra Zinc Cold Therapy
- •Natural Relief Cough and Congestion Cough and Congestion Symptom Relief
- •SAMe Liquescence 3036
- •Gyne-Chord
- •Zicam Cold Remedy Rapidmelts Cherry
- •BHI Flu Plus
- •COLD EEZE
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
CAS4468-02-4
PubChem CID443445
DTXSIDDTXSID20894125
FormulaC12H22O14Zn
Mol. Weight455.7 g/mol
SMILESC(C(C(C(C(C(=O)[O-])O)O)O)O)O.C(C(C(C(C(C(=O)[O-])O)O)O)O)O.[Zn+2]
Data Sources
- PubChem · compound 443445Retrieved 2026-04-07
- EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-24
- FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
Brief citations
zinc gluconate (CAS 4468-02-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/4468-02-4/ PubChem: 443445. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/443445 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 4468-02-4. Retrieved 2026-04-24. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/