dobutamine hydrochloride

Drug ingredientActive Shortage

CAS 49745-95-1

This drug ingredient is in active FDA shortage. At least one manufacturer cannot meet demand.

Molecular structure of 49745-95-1 — 1 HCl

US productionNot reported

Top sourceNo public record

This chemical is not on EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act inventory, the list behind EPA’s production survey.

Why supply is unknown

Where It Comes From

EPA and Census publish no US supply data for this chemical.

7 FDA-registered drug labelers

Aragen Life Sciences Limited

Baxter Healthcare Corporation

HF Acquisition Co LLC, DBA HealthFirst

Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.

Hospira, Inc.

RECORDATI INDUSTRIA CHIMICA E FARMACEUTICA SPA

Slate Run Pharmaceuticals

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 4 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Dobutamine
•Dobutamine in Dextrose
•Dobutamine Hydrochloride in Dextrose
•Dobutamine Hydrochloride

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."

Active Shortage

Shortage History

Rows group FDA shortage filings by drug product. Each manufacturer makes its own FDA shortage filing, so one product can carry several reports at once: Available, Limited Availability, Unavailable or to be discontinued.

Current shortage
Dobutamine Hydrochloride Injection
Shortage listed since November 6, 2017
Manufacturer reports: 1 unavailable, 1 available

See all current drug shortages

Vendor Pricing

$26.56/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$664.00 / 25 g

Purity98%

Vendors15 available

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

14 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$27.88	25 g	98%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$99.60	5 g	95%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$104.60	5 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$115.80	5 g	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$167.00	5 g	95%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$970.00	100 mg	99.94%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$1305.20	400 mg	—
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$1305.20	400 mg	—
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$1500.40	100 mg	99.6%
Cayman Europe	Estonia	$1618.40	100 mg	95%
CliniSciences GmbH	Switzerland	$1935.00	50 mg	99%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%
Key Organics Ltd.	United Kingdom	$6900.00	10 mg	97%
MedKoo Biosciences, Inc	United States	$8500.00	100 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS49745-95-1

PubChem CID65324

DTXSIDDTXSID30964383

FormulaC18H24ClNO3

Mol. Weight337.8 g/mol

SMILESCC(CCC1=CC=C(C=C1)O)NCCC2=CC(=C(C=C2)O)O.Cl

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 65324Retrieved 2026-04-07
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-25
FDA Drug ShortagesRetrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

dobutamine hydrochloride (CAS 49745-95-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/49745-95-1/ PubChem: 65324. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/65324 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 49745-95-1. Retrieved 2026-04-25. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ FDA Drug Shortages: CAS 49745-95-1. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/drugshortages/