Cefuroxime sodium
Drug ingredientCAS 56238-63-2
This chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.
US productionNot reported
Top sourceNo public record
This chemical is not on EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act inventory, the list behind EPA’s production survey.
Why supply is unknownWhere It Comes From
EPA and Census publish no US supply data for this chemical.
4 FDA-registered drug labelers
ACS Dobfar S.p.A
B. Braun Medical Inc.
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.
Sagent Pharmaceuticals
Why It Matters
Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses
Appears in 3 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Cefuroxime and Dextrose
- •Cefuroxime sodium
- •Cefuroxime
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
CAS56238-63-2
PubChem CID23670318
DTXSIDDTXSID201015616
FormulaC16H15N4NaO8S
Mol. Weight446.4 g/mol
SMILESCON=C(C1=CC=CO1)C(=O)NC2C3N(C2=O)C(=C(CS3)COC(=O)N)C(=O)[O-].[Na+]
Data Sources
- PubChem · compound 23670318Retrieved 2026-04-07
- FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-25
- FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
Brief citations
Cefuroxime sodium (CAS 56238-63-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/56238-63-2/ PubChem: 23670318. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/23670318 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 56238-63-2. 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/