chenodiol

Drug ingredient

CAS 474-25-9

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$81M

Top sourceChina 35%

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 291819 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291819, which covers 96 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).

CN 35%ChinaIN 34%IndiaIT 9%ItalyDE 9%GermanyJP 4%Japan

Switzerland
Ukraine
Colombia
Taiwan
Belgium
Israel
Sweden
Hungary
Ireland
Slovakia

5 FDA-registered drug labelers

Dipharma Francis S.r.l.

Mirum Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Optimus Drugs Private Limited

PharmaZell GmbH

Travere Therapeutics

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

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

•Chenodal
•Ctexli

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

CAS474-25-9

PubChem CID10133

DTXSIDDTXSID2020260

FormulaC24H40O4

Mol. Weight392.6 g/mol

SMILESCC(CCC(=O)O)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2C(CC4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)O)C

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 10133Retrieved 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

chenodiol (CAS 474-25-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/474-25-9/ PubChem: 10133. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/10133 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 474-25-9. 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 291819 for CAS 474-25-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/