Acitretin

Drug ingredient

CAS 55079-83-9

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$370M

Top sourceIndia 45%

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 291899 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291899, which covers 139 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

IN 45%IndiaCN 35%ChinaGB 7%United KingdomCO 3%ColombiaCH 3%Switzerland

Austria
Hungary
South Korea
Taiwan
Czech Republic
Mexico
Spain
Ukraine
Estonia
Australia
Israel
Singapore
Slovakia
Russia

16 FDA-registered drug labelers

Alembic Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited

Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York LLC

AvKARE

Bryant Ranch Prepack

Chongqing Huapont Shengchem Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Darmerica LLC

Micro-Sphere SA

Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Nuray Chemicals Private Limited

Olon S.p.A.

Sigmapharm Laboratories, LLC

Sionc Pharmaceutical Private Limited

SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES, INC.

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.

USV Private Limited

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

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

•Acitretin

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

$1.10/gMedKoo Biosciences, Inc

CountryUnited States

Pack$550.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors5 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

4 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Fulfilled by Molport	Latvia	$40.00	250 mg	98%
Molnova	China	$1000.00	100 mg	99%
Apexbio Technology LLC	United States	$1650.00	100 mg	99.87%
AA BLOCKS (1 week)	United States	$57250.00	20 mg	—

Chemical Identity

CAS55079-83-9

PubChem CID5284513

DTXSIDDTXSID6022553

FormulaC21H26O3

Mol. Weight326.4 g/mol

SMILESCC1=CC(=C(C(=C1C=CC(=CC=CC(=CC(=O)O)C)C)C)C)OC

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 5284513Retrieved 2026-04-07
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-25
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Acitretin (CAS 55079-83-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/55079-83-9/ PubChem: 5284513. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5284513 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 55079-83-9. 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 291899 for CAS 55079-83-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/