Dextroamphetamine

Drug ingredientActive Shortage

CAS 51-64-9

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$4M

Top sourceGermany 95%

EPA lists this chemical as inactive, meaning no company reported making, importing or processing it in the US from 2006 to 2016.

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 292146 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292146, which covers 9 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).

DE 95%GermanyIT 5%Italy

India
United Kingdom

3 FDA-registered drug labelers

Chattem Chemicals, Inc.

Noven Therapeutics, LLC

SpecGx LLC

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

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

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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
Amphetamine Aspartate Monohydrate, Amphetamine Sulfate, Dextroamphetamine Saccharate, Dextroamphetamine Sulfate Tablet
Shortage listed since October 12, 2022
Manufacturer reports: 1 unavailable, 3 limited, 2 available

See all current drug shortages

Chemical Identity

CAS51-64-9

PubChem CID5826

DTXSIDDTXSID8022907

FormulaC9H13N

Mol. Weight135.21 g/mol

SMILESCC(CC1=CC=CC=C1)N

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 5826Retrieved 2026-04-07
EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-24
FDA Drug ShortagesRetrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Dextroamphetamine (CAS 51-64-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/51-64-9/ PubChem: 5826. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5826 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 51-64-9. Retrieved 2026-04-24. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory FDA Drug Shortages: CAS 51-64-9. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/drugshortages/ US Census international trade: HS 292146 for CAS 51-64-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/