aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride
Drug ingredientThis chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.
Where It Comes From
6 FDA-registered drug labelers
Biofrontera Inc.
Chiracon GmbH
LYOCONTRACT GmbH
Medexus Pharma, Inc.
NX DEVELOPMENT CORP
Professional Compounding Centers of America dba PCCA
Why It Matters
Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses
Appears in 2 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Gleolan
- •Ameluz
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
Chemical Identity
CAS5451-09-2
PubChem CID123608
DTXSIDDTXSID5045914
FormulaC5H10ClNO3
Mol. Weight167.59 g/mol
SMILESC(CC(=O)O)C(=O)CN.Cl
Data Sources
1236082026-04-07
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/name/aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride/cids/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_name/aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride.json
CAS 5451-09-22026-04-25
https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/
Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json
bulk match2026-04-07
https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/
Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json