Triamcinolone hexacetonide

Drug ingredientActive Shortage

CAS 5611-51-8

This drug ingredient is in active FDA shortage. At least one manufacturer cannot meet demand.

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$1.1B

Top sourceSingapore 82%

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 293722 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293722, which covers 36 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).

SG 82%SingaporeGB 15%United KingdomIT 2%Italy

India
Portugal
China
Mexico
Spain
Malaysia
Canada
Israel
Jordan
Belgium

3 FDA-registered drug labelers

Farmabios S.p.A.

Medexus Pharma, Inc.

SYMBIOTICA SPECIALITY INGREDIENTS SDN.BHD

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

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

•Hexatrione 2%

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."

Active Shortage

Shortage History

Rows group FDA shortage filings by drug product. Each manufacturer makes its own FDA shortage filing, so one product can carry several reports at once: Available, Limited Availability, Unavailable or to be discontinued.

Current shortage
Triamcinolone Hexacetonide Injection
Shortage listed since May 4, 2021
Manufacturer reports: 1 unavailable

See all current drug shortages

Chemical Identity

CAS5611-51-8

PubChem CID21826

DTXSIDDTXSID0048634

FormulaC30H41FO7

Mol. Weight532.6 g/mol

SMILESCC1(OC2CC3C4CCC5=CC(=O)C=CC5(C4(C(CC3(C2(O1)C(=O)COC(=O)CC(C)(C)C)C)O)F)C)C

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 21826Retrieved 2026-04-07
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-25
FDA Drug ShortagesRetrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Triamcinolone hexacetonide (CAS 5611-51-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/5611-51-8/ PubChem: 21826. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/21826 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 5611-51-8. Retrieved 2026-04-25. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ FDA Drug Shortages: CAS 5611-51-8. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/drugshortages/ US Census international trade: HS 293722 for CAS 5611-51-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/