Albuterol sulfate

Drug ingredientActive Shortage

CAS 51022-70-9

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$652M

Top sourceSingapore 77%

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 292250 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292250, which covers 76 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).

SG 77%SingaporeCN 12%ChinaIT 4%ItalyIN 2%IndiaGB 1%United Kingdom

Japan
Germany
Denmark
Taiwan
Spain
Bulgaria
Canada
Serbia
Switzerland
Sweden
South Korea
Netherlands
Hong Kong
Ukraine
Austria
Hungary
Belgium
Ireland
Israel
Finland
Mexico
Slovenia
Czech Republic
United Arab Emirates
Latvia

61 FDA-registered drug labelers

A-S Medication Solutions

Advanced Rx of Tennessee, LLC

Advanced Rx Pharmacy of Tennessee, LLC

American Health Packaging

Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLC

Armstrong Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

ASCLEMED USA INC.

AstraZeneca AB

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP

Aurobindo Pharma Limited

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Bryant Ranch Prepack

Cambrex Profarmaco Milano Srl

Cardinal Health 107, LLC

Catalent Micron Technologies, Inc.

Chartwell Governmental & Specialty RX, LLC.

Chartwell RX, LLC

Cipla Ltd.

Cipla USA Inc.

Derivados Quimicos

Exelan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

FDC Limited

Glaxo Operations UK Ltd

GlaxoSmithKline LLC

Golden State Medical Supply

Golden State Medical Supply, Inc.

HF Acquisition Co LLC, DBA HealthFirst

Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.

Ingenus Pharmaceuticals, LLC

Kindeva Drug Delivery Limited

Luoxin Aurovitas Pharma (Chengdu) Co., Ltd.

Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Lusochimica SPA

Medical Purchasing Solutions, LLC

Melody Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.

Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation

Neuland Laboratories Limited

Nivagen Pharmaceuticals Inc

NuCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Padagis Israel Pharmaceuticals Ltd

Prasco Laboratories

Preferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Professional Compounding Centers of America

Professional Compounding Centers of America dba PCCA

Proficient Rx LP

QUAGEN PHARMACEUTICALS LLC

REMEDYREPACK INC.

Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc

Ritedose Pharmaceuticals, LLC

Sandoz Inc

SICOR Societa' Italiana Corticosteroidi s.r.l.

Spectrum Laboratory Products, Inc.

Sportpharm, Inc. dba Sportpharm

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.

Supriya Lifescience Limited

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.

Teva Respiratory, LLC

VAMSI LABS LIMITED.

Zydus Lifesciences Limited

Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 13 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Albuterol
•Ipratropium Bromide and Albuterol Sulfate
•Albuterol Sulfate
•Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution
•albuterol sulfate HFA
•Ventolin HFA
•Albuterol Sulate HFA
•Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution, 0.5%

Show all 13

•Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation
•Combivent Respimat
•ProAir Digihaler
•Airsupra
•ProAir RespiClick

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
Albuterol Sulfate Solution
Shortage listed since October 25, 2022
Manufacturer reports: 1 available

See all current drug shortages

Chemical Identity

CAS51022-70-9

PubChem CID39859

DTXSIDDTXSID10881180

FormulaC26H44N2O10S

Mol. Weight576.7 g/mol

SMILESCC(C)(C)NCC(C1=CC(=C(C=C1)O)CO)O.CC(C)(C)NCC(C1=CC(=C(C=C1)O)CO)O.OS(=O)(=O)O

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 39859Retrieved 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

Albuterol sulfate (CAS 51022-70-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/51022-70-9/ PubChem: 39859. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/39859 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 51022-70-9. Retrieved 2026-04-25. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ FDA Drug Shortages: CAS 51022-70-9. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/drugshortages/ US Census international trade: HS 292250 for CAS 51022-70-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/