Prednisolone

Drug ingredient

CAS 50-24-8

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$24M

Top sourceChina 67%

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 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 293721 · narrow

These shares come from HS customs code 293721, which covers 3 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 67%ChinaIN 25%IndiaIT 6%ItalyCA 1%Canada

Portugal
Spain
United Kingdom
Germany
Sweden
Greece
Switzerland

23 FDA-registered drug labelers

A-S Medication Solutions

ALMON HEALTHCARE PRIVATE LIMITED

Aurobindo Pharma Limited

Chartwell Governmental & Specialty RX, LLC.

Chartwell RX, LLC

Curia Spain S.A.U.

EUROAPI FRANCE

Fagron Inc

Farmabios S.p.A.

HENAN LIHUA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.

Heritage Pharma Labs Inc. d/b/a Avet Pharmaceuticals Labs Inc.

Hisun Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.

Kalchem International inc

Lannett Company, Inc.

LETCO MEDICAL, LLC

PAI Holdings, LLC dba PAI Pharma

Professional Compounding Centers of America

Proficient Rx LP

RedPharm Drug, Inc.

Spectrum Laboratory Products, Inc.

Symbiotec Pharmalab Limited

Tianjin Tianyao Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.

Zhejiang Xianju Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

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

•Prednisolone

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

Vendor Pricing

$54.34/gFluorochem UK

CountryUnited Kingdom

Pack$54.34 / 1 g

Purity98%

Vendors5 available

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

4 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Labotest KG	Germany	$453.00	1000 mg	90%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$580.00	50 mg	99.85%
Vitas M Chemical Limited	Hong Kong	$720.00	1 g	90%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)	United States	$2900.00	100 mg	90%

Chemical Identity

CAS50-24-8

PubChem CID5755

DTXSIDDTXSID9021184

FormulaC21H28O5

Mol. Weight360.4 g/mol

SMILESCC12CC(C3C(C1CCC2(C(=O)CO)O)CCC4=CC(=O)C=CC34C)O

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 5755Retrieved 2026-04-07
EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-24
FDA Drug ShortagesRetrieved 2026-06-13
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Prednisolone (CAS 50-24-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/50-24-8/ PubChem: 5755. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5755 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 50-24-8. Retrieved 2026-04-24. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory FDA Drug Shortages: CAS 50-24-8. Retrieved 2026-06-13. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/drugshortages/ US Census international trade: HS 293721 for CAS 50-24-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/