Vecuronium bromide

Drug ingredient

CAS 50700-72-6

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

Molecular structure of 50700-72-6 — 1 Br⁻

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$1.3B

Top sourceChina 32%

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 293339 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293339, which covers 397 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 32%ChinaIN 15%IndiaDE 10%GermanyBE 9%BelgiumCH 8%Switzerland

Taiwan
Ukraine
Sweden
Argentina
Canada
Finland
Malta
Israel
Netherlands
Denmark
United Arab Emirates
Mexico
Brunei
Slovakia
Australia
South Africa
Poland
Latvia
Lithuania
Estonia
Slovenia
Czech Republic
Croatia
Hong Kong

15 FDA-registered drug labelers

Aspen Oss B.V.

Curia Italy S.r.l.

Eugia US LLC

Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC

Gland Pharma Limited

HF Acquisition Co LLC, DBA HealthFirst

Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.

Meitheal Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Mullan Pharmaceutical Inc.

Mylan Institutional LLC

Phlow Corp.

Sagent Pharmaceuticals

Sicor S.r.l.

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.

Zhejiang Xianju Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

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

•Vecuronium Bromide

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

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.

to be discontinued
Vecuronium Bromide Injection
Shortage listed since September 8, 2025

See all current drug shortages

Chemical Identity

CAS50700-72-6

PubChem CID39764

DTXSIDDTXSID1023736

FormulaC34H57BrN2O4

Mol. Weight637.7 g/mol

SMILESCC(=O)OC1CC2CCC3C(C2(CC1N4CCCCC4)C)CCC5(C3CC(C5OC(=O)C)[N+]6(CCCCC6)C)C.[Br-]

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 39764Retrieved 2026-04-07
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-25
FDA Drug ShortagesRetrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Vecuronium bromide (CAS 50700-72-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/50700-72-6/ PubChem: 39764. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/39764 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 50700-72-6. Retrieved 2026-04-25. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ FDA Drug Shortages: CAS 50700-72-6. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/drugshortages/ US Census international trade: HS 293339 for CAS 50700-72-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/