Ammonium lactate

Drug ingredient

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

Molecular structure of 515-98-0
US Production183.1K lbs
Import VolumeZero
Import Dependency0%

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291811 · basket

This chemical's HS customs code 291811 covers 12chemicals in total. US Census does not break out this chemical's share of that bucket, so the country-of-origin mix is not available. EPA CDR reports import dependency at the chemical level separately, shown above.

EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Hawkins
Nalco- An Ecolab
8 FDA-registered drug labelers
A-S Medication Solutions
Bryant Ranch Prepack
Chattem Chemicals, Inc.
Padagis Israel Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Pfanstiehl, Inc.
REMEDYREPACK INC.
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.
Vanamali Organics Private Limited

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthCore Chemicals
Downstream Uses

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

  • •Ammonium Lactate
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS515-98-0
PubChem CID62358
DTXSIDDTXSID3052808
FormulaC3H9NO3
Mol. Weight107.11 g/mol
SMILESCC(C(=O)[O-])O.[NH4+]

Data Sources

DTXSID30528082026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

623582026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/62358/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/62358.json

515-98-02026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 515-98-02026-04-07

https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/

Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json

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