Ephedrine hydrochloride

Drug ingredient

CAS 50-98-6

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$240K

Top sourceIndia 78%

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 293941 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293941, which covers 7 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).

IN 78%IndiaDE 22%Germany

6 FDA-registered drug labelers

Embio Limited

Foundation Consumer Brands

Malladi Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Limited

Professional Compounding Centers of America dba PCCA

Siegfried PharmaChemikalien Minden GmbH

Walgreen Company

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

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

•Primatene
•Ephedrine 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."

No FDA shortage records

Chemical Identity

CAS50-98-6

PubChem CID65326

DTXSIDDTXSID1045825

FormulaC10H16ClNO

Mol. Weight201.69 g/mol

SMILESCC(C(C1=CC=CC=C1)O)NC.Cl

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 65326Retrieved 2026-04-07
EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-24
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Ephedrine hydrochloride (CAS 50-98-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/50-98-6/ PubChem: 65326. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/65326 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 50-98-6. Retrieved 2026-04-24. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 293941 for CAS 50-98-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/