Plecanatide

Drug ingredient

CAS 467426-54-6

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$16.4B

Top sourceIreland 94%

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 293719 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293719, which covers 53 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).

IE 94%IrelandAR 4%ArgentinaCN 1%ChinaDK 1%Denmark

Switzerland
Sweden
India
Spain
Israel
Austria
Belgium
Netherlands
Italy
Hong Kong
Brazil
United Kingdom
Germany
Canada
Australia
Japan
New Zealand
Latvia
South Korea
Taiwan
Estonia
Uruguay

6 FDA-registered drug labelers

Ambiopharm, Inc.

Aurobindo Pharma Limited

Chunghwa Chemical Synthesis & Biotech. Ltd

Matrix Pharmacorp Private Limited

MSN Life Sciences Private Limited

Salix Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 1 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Trulance Immediate 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

Chemical Identity

CAS467426-54-6

PubChem CID70693500

DTXSIDDTXSID60196933

FormulaC65H104N18O26S4

Mol. Weight1681.9 g/mol

SMILESCC1C(=O)NC2CSSCC(C(=O)NC(C(=O)NC(C(=O)NC(CSSCC(NC(=O)CNC(=O)C(NC2=O)C(C)O)C(=O)NC(CC(C)C)C(=O)O)C(=O)NC(C(=O)NC(C(=O)NC(C(=O)N1)C(C)C)CC(=O)N)C(C)C)CC(C)C)CCC(=O)O)NC(=O)C(CCC(=O)O)NC(=O)C(CC(=O)O)NC(=O)C(CC(=O)N)N

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 70693500Retrieved 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

Plecanatide (CAS 467426-54-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/467426-54-6/ PubChem: 70693500. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/70693500 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 467426-54-6. 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 293719 for CAS 467426-54-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/