pilocarpine hydrochloride
Drug ingredientThis chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.
Where It Comes From
20 FDA-registered drug labelers
AbbVie Inc.
Actavis Pharma, Inc.
Advanz Pharma (US) Corp.
American Health Packaging
AMICI PHARMACEUTICALS LLC
Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLC
Anidro do Brasil Extracoes S.A.
Aurobindo Pharma Limited
AvPAK
Bestmade Natural Products
Bryant Ranch Prepack
C-SQUARED PHARMA LIMITED
C-squared Pharma Sarl
Lannett Company, Inc.
Medisca Inc.
Orasis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Sandoz Inc
Somerset Therapeutics, LLC
Spera Nexus, Inc.
Zhejiang Ausun Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Why It Matters
Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses
Appears in 7 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Pilocarpine Hydrochloride
- •Bestmade Natural Products BM168
- •Qlosi
- •Salagen
- •Vuity
- •Pilocarpine Hydrochloride Ophthalmic
- •pilocarpine hydrchloride
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 Shortage
Shortage History
Each row is a separate manufacturer's FDA shortage filing — not a timeline for the drug as a whole. Multiple "current" entries are normal: each manufacturer/NDC files independently. Status reflects the manufacturer's report; reason describes their supply situation (Available, Unavailable, or to be discontinued).
to be discontinued
Pilocarpine Hydrochloride Ophthalmic Solution
03/24/2026to be discontinued
Pilocarpine Hydrochloride Tablet
09/19/2025Chemical Identity
CAS54-71-7
PubChem CID5909
DTXSIDDTXSID2041096
FormulaC11H17ClN2O2
Mol. Weight244.72 g/mol
SMILESCCC1C(COC1=O)CC2=CN=CN2C.Cl
Data Sources
59092026-04-07
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/name/pilocarpine hydrochloride/cids/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_name/pilocarpine hydrochloride.json
CAS 54-71-72026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory
Archive: data/sources/tsca/tsca_inventory.csv
CAS 54-71-72026-06-13
https://api.fda.gov/drug/shortages.json
Archive: data/sources/fda/shortages/shortages.json