obeticholic acid
Drug ingredientThis chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.
Where It Comes From
9 FDA-registered drug labelers
Biophore India Pharmaceuticals Private Limited
Curia Spain S.A.U.
Hetero Labs Limited
Industriale Chimica s.r.l.
MSN Life Sciences Private Limited
Optimus Drugs Private Limited
Pharmacia & Upjohn Company LLC
Piramal Healthcare UK Limited
Teva Czech Industries s.r.o
Why It Matters
Sectors
Health
Downstream UsesNo data available
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 Shortage
Shortage History
Each row is a separate manufacturer's FDA shortage filing — not a timeline for the drug as a whole. Multiple "current" entries are normal: each manufacturer/NDC files independently. Status reflects the manufacturer's report; reason describes their supply situation (Available, Unavailable, or to be discontinued).
to be discontinued
Obeticholic Acid Tablet
09/19/2025Chemical Identity
CAS459789-99-2
PubChem CID447715
DTXSIDDTXSID20196671
FormulaC26H44O4
Mol. Weight420.6 g/mol
SMILESCCC1C2CC(CCC2(C3CCC4(C(C3C1O)CCC4C(C)CCC(=O)O)C)C)O
Data Sources
4477152026-04-07
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/name/obeticholic acid/cids/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_name/obeticholic acid.json
CAS 459789-99-22026-04-25
https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/
Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json
CAS 459789-99-22026-06-13
https://api.fda.gov/drug/shortages.json
Archive: data/sources/fda/shortages/shortages.json