Salsalate

Drug ingredient

CAS 552-94-3

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$51M

Top sourceChina 35%

EPA lists this chemical as inactive, meaning no company reported making, importing or processing it in the US from 2006 to 2016.

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 291823 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291823, which covers 26 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).

CN 35%ChinaIN 28%IndiaMX 13%MexicoIT 8%ItalyDE 7%Germany

Switzerland
Belgium
Malaysia
Czech Republic
Canada

8 FDA-registered drug labelers

Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC

AURORE PHARMACEUTICALS PRIVATE LIMITED

Bryant Ranch Prepack

KREATIVE ACTIVES PRIVATE LIMITED

Kreative Organics Private Limited

Raks Pharma Pvt. Limited

Wanbury Limited

Westminster Pharmaceuticals, LLC

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

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

•Salsalate

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

$0.56/gCombi-Blocks, Inc.

CountryUnited States

Pack$280.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors24 available

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

23 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.60	500 g	95%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.64	500 g	98%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$0.65	500 g	99%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$1.27	100 g	98%
ALFA AESAR	Germany	$1.58	100 g	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$2.31	100 g	98%
Cayman Europe	Estonia	$2.45	100 g	98%
MedKoo Biosciences, Inc	United States	$3.25	200 g	98%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$4.52	100 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$4.56	100 g	98%
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$4.72	100 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$4.96	25 g	98%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$20.09	5 g	99.55%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$314.20	5 g	98%
Molnova	China	$375.00	200 mg	99%
Labotest KG	Germany	$453.00	1000 mg	90%
Apexbio Technology LLC	United States	$1020.00	50 mg	99.91%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$2831.52	250 mg	98%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$2831.52	250 mg	98%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%
Key Organics Ltd.	United Kingdom	$6900.00	10 mg	97%
TimTec, LLC	United States	$9333.33	30 mg	98%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)	United States	$10500.00	10 mg	90%

Chemical Identity

CAS552-94-3

PubChem CID5161

DTXSIDDTXSID1023572

FormulaC14H10O5

Mol. Weight258.23 g/mol

SMILESC1=CC=C(C(=C1)C(=O)OC2=CC=CC=C2C(=O)O)O

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 5161Retrieved 2026-04-07
EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-24
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Salsalate (CAS 552-94-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/552-94-3/ PubChem: 5161. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5161 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 552-94-3. Retrieved 2026-04-24. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 291823 for CAS 552-94-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/