Norepinephrine

Drug ingredient

CAS 51-41-2

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$174M

Top sourceItaly 69%

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 293790 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293790, which covers 10 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).

IT 69%ItalyCN 22%ChinaDE 3%GermanyIN 2%IndiaJP 2%Japan

Switzerland
Finland
Sweden
Canada
South Africa
Netherlands
Hungary
Spain
Argentina
Israel
Ecuador
South Korea
Poland

3 FDA-registered drug labelers

BioActive Nutritional, Inc.

Guangzhou Renuma Medical Systems Co., Ltd

Professional Complementary Health Formulas

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 3 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Neuro-Pro T007
•Norepinephrine
•Norepinephrine 1530

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

CAS51-41-2

PubChem CID439260

DTXSIDDTXSID5023378

FormulaC8H11NO3

Mol. Weight169.18 g/mol

SMILESC1=CC(=C(C=C1C(CN)O)O)O

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 439260Retrieved 2026-04-07
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-25
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Norepinephrine (CAS 51-41-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/51-41-2/ PubChem: 439260. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/439260 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 51-41-2. Retrieved 2026-04-25. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 293790 for CAS 51-41-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/