Nicardipine

Drug ingredient

CAS 55985-32-5

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$1.3B

Top sourceChina 32%

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 293339 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293339, which covers 397 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 32%ChinaIN 15%IndiaDE 10%GermanyBE 9%BelgiumCH 8%Switzerland

Taiwan
Ukraine
Sweden
Argentina
Canada
Finland
Malta
Israel
Netherlands
Denmark
United Arab Emirates
Mexico
Brunei
Slovakia
Australia
South Africa
Poland
Latvia
Lithuania
Estonia
Slovenia
Czech Republic
Croatia
Hong Kong

1 FDA-registered drug labeler

Cipla USA Inc.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

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

•Nicardipine Hydrochloride

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

$20.75/gCombi-Blocks, Inc.

CountryUnited States

Pack$2075.00 / 100 g

Purity98%

Vendors17 available

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

16 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$22.96	25 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$23.72	25 g	99%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$23.77	100 g	95%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$25.09	100 g	95%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$26.32	25 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$50.00	1 g	99%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$50.00	1 g	99%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$50.00	1 g	99%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$125.84	500 mg	99.75%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$290.00	100 mg	99.56%
MedKoo Biosciences, Inc	United States	$305.00	2 g	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$324.00	500 mg	98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$365.00	1 g	95%
Axon Medchem	Netherlands	$384.00	250 mg	99%
Life Chemicals Inc.	Ukraine → Canada	$3100.00	100 mg	90%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS55985-32-5

PubChem CID4474

DTXSIDDTXSID6023363

FormulaC26H29N3O6

Mol. Weight479.5 g/mol

SMILESCC1=C(C(C(=C(N1)C)C(=O)OCCN(C)CC2=CC=CC=C2)C3=CC(=CC=C3)[N+](=O)[O-])C(=O)OC

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 4474Retrieved 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

Nicardipine (CAS 55985-32-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/55985-32-5/ PubChem: 4474. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/4474 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 55985-32-5. 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 293339 for CAS 55985-32-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/