Dopamine

Drug ingredientActive Shortage

CAS 51-61-6

This drug ingredient is in active FDA shortage. At least one manufacturer cannot meet demand.

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$64M

Top sourceChina 52%

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 292229 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292229, which covers 84 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 52%ChinaJP 25%JapanIN 18%IndiaIT 3%ItalyKR 1%South Korea

United Kingdom
Ukraine
Canada
Switzerland
Ireland
Netherlands
Israel
Singapore
Latvia
Hong Kong
Belgium

3 FDA-registered drug labelers

Guna spa

Newton Laboratories, Inc.

Professional Complementary Health Formulas

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 5 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Serotonin Dopamine Liquescence 3019
•Dopamine 1515
•GUNA-Stomach
•Dopamine
•Pineal Liquescence 3030

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."

Active 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.

Current shortage
Dopamine Hydrochloride Injection
Shortage listed since November 6, 2017
Manufacturer reports: 1 unavailable, 1 available

See all current drug shortages

Chemical Identity

CAS51-61-6

PubChem CID681

DTXSIDDTXSID6022420

FormulaC8H11NO2

Mol. Weight153.18 g/mol

SMILESC1=CC(=C(C=C1CCN)O)O

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 681Retrieved 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

Dopamine (CAS 51-61-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/51-61-6/ PubChem: 681. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/681 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 51-61-6. Retrieved 2026-04-25. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ FDA Drug Shortages: CAS 51-61-6. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/drugshortages/ US Census international trade: HS 292229 for CAS 51-61-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/