Dexamethasone
Drug ingredientActive ShortageCAS 50-02-2
This drug ingredient is in active FDA shortage. At least one manufacturer cannot meet demand.
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 unknownProduction 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 293722 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 293722, which covers 36 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- India
- Portugal
- China
- Mexico
- Spain
- Malaysia
- Canada
- Israel
- Jordan
- Belgium
69 FDA-registered drug labelers
Why It Matters
Appears in 20 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Dexamethasone
- •Tobramycin AND Dexamethasone
- •Neomycin and Polymyxin B Sulfates and Dexamethasone
- •Neomycin Polymyxin B Sulfates and Dexamethasone
- •Ciprofloxacin and dexamethasone
- •Tobradex ST
- •Ozurdex
- •Dextenza
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- •Maxitrol
- •Dexamethasone 1.5 mg
- •Dexamethasone Intensol
- •Hemady
- •Maxidex
- •neomycin sulfate, polymyxin b sulfate and dexamethasone
- •TaperDex 12-day
- •Dexycu
- •Neo/Poly-B/Dex Ophth Oint
- •TobraDex
- •TaperDex 6-day
- •Seacall Dexamethasone Ointment.
- Current shortage
Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate Injection
Shortage listed since February 8, 2019
Manufacturer reports: 1 unavailable, 1 available
Vendor Pricing
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
26 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $4.19 | 100 g | 98% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $5.48 | 100 g | 98% |
| AstaTech, Inc | United States | $13.00 | 25 g | 98% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $15.51 | 100 g | 97% |
| Biopharma PEG Scientific Inc. | United States | $25.80 | 5 g | 90% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $32.43 | 5 g | 99.86% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $37.96 | 25 g | 99% |
| Apexbio Technology LLC | United States | $39.00 | 5 g | 99.95% |
| ALFA AESAR | Germany | $50.78 | 25 g | 98% |
| Molnova | China | $74.00 | 500 mg | 99% |
| MedKoo Biosciences, Inc | United States | $95.00 | 10 g | 98% |
| Cayman Europe | Estonia | $104.24 | 5 g | 98% |
| Fulfilled by Molport | Latvia | $120.00 | 100 mg | 99.86% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $180.57 | 1 g | — |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $180.57 | 1 g | — |
| TargetMol Chemicals | China → United States | $226.00 | 500 mg | 99.71% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $453.00 | 1000 mg | 90% |
| Axon Medchem | Netherlands | $456.00 | 250 mg | 99% |
| TargetMol Chemicals EU | Austria | $580.00 | 50 mg | 99.91% |
| ChemFaces | China | $1500.00 | 20 mg | 98% |
| Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks) | Ukraine | $2724.00 | 50 mg | 90% |
| Otava, Ltd. | Ukraine | $3232.50 | 40 mg | 90% |
| ChemDiv, Inc. | United States | $4070.00 | 100 mg | 90% |
| Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC) | United States | $8000.00 | 15 mg | 90% |
| Vitas M Chemical Limited | Hong Kong | $9000.00 | 10 mg | 90% |
| TimTec, LLC (back-ordered) | United States | $33333.33 | 15 mg | 94% |
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
- PubChem · compound 5743Retrieved 2026-04-07
- EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-24
- FDA Drug ShortagesRetrieved 2026-10-04
- US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
Dexamethasone (CAS 50-02-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/50-02-2/ PubChem: 5743. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5743 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 50-02-2. Retrieved 2026-04-24. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory FDA Drug Shortages: CAS 50-02-2. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/drugshortages/ US Census international trade: HS 293722 for CAS 50-02-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/