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brexanolone

Drug ingredient

CAS 516-54-1

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

Molecular structure of 516-54-1
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$90M
Top sourceGermany 36%

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 291440 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291440, which covers 35 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 36%GermanyBE 32%BelgiumCN 13%ChinaTW 7%TaiwanBR 5%Brazil
2 FDA-registered drug labelers
Curia Spain S.A.U.
zhejiang xianju pharmaceutical co., Ltd.

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Chemical Identity

CAS516-54-1
PubChem CID92786
DTXSIDDTXSID901016239
FormulaC21H34O2
Mol. Weight318.5 g/mol
SMILESCC(=O)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CCC4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C

Data Sources

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Brief citations

brexanolone (CAS 516-54-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/516-54-1/ PubChem: 92786. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/92786 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 516-54-1. 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 291440 for CAS 516-54-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/