fluorescein sodium
Drug ingredientThis chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.
Where It Comes From
11 FDA-registered drug labelers
Alcon, Inc.
Altaire Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.
Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
HF Acquisition Co LLC, DBA HealthFirst
Icrom S.r.l.
Long Grove Pharmaceuticals, LLC
MACSEN DRUGS
Nomax Inc.
Oceanside Pharmaceuticals
Vistamerica USA
Why It Matters
Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses
Appears in 9 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Dry Eye Test
- •Fluorescein Sodium and Benoxinate Hydrochloride
- •AK-Fluor
- •Fluorescein Sodium and Proparacaine Hydrochloride
- •Fluorescite
- •GloStrips
- •Altafluor
- •Fluorescein
Show all 9
- •C20H10Na2O5 Fluorescein Sodium Ophthalmic Strips
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."
No FDA shortage records
Vendor Pricing
$0.34/gAK Scientific, Inc.
CountryUnited States
Pack$172.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors3 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
2 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TargetMol Chemicals | China → United States | $57.00 | 1 g | 97.55% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $453.00 | 1000 mg | 90% |
Chemical Identity
CAS518-47-8
PubChem CID10608
DTXSIDDTXSID9025328
FormulaC20H10Na2O5
Mol. Weight376.3 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC=C(C(=C1)C2=C3C=CC(=O)C=C3OC4=C2C=CC(=C4)[O-])C(=O)[O-].[Na+].[Na+]
Data Sources
106082026-04-07
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/name/fluorescein sodium/cids/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_name/fluorescein sodium.json
CAS 518-47-82026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory
Archive: data/sources/tsca/tsca_inventory.csv
bulk match2026-04-07
https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/
Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json