Metoprolol tartrate

Drug ingredient

CAS 56392-17-7

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$197M

Top sourceChina 36%

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 292219 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292219, which covers 167 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 36%ChinaIT 15%ItalyDE 14%GermanyIN 7%IndiaHU 5%Hungary

Saudi Arabia
Lithuania
Canada
Ukraine
Israel
Singapore
Mexico
Ireland
Netherlands
Malaysia
Slovakia
Denmark
Finland
Latvia
Greece
Austria

60 FDA-registered drug labelers

A-S Medication Solutions

Advagen Pharma Limited

Advagen Pharma Ltd

Ajanta Pharma USA Inc.

Alembic Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited

Almaject, Inc.

American Health Packaging

Aphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC

Asclemed USA, Inc.

Assia Chemical Industries Ltd - Teva Tech Site

Aurobindo Pharma Limited

Baxter Healthcare Corporation

Bryant Ranch Prepack

Cambridge Therapeutics Technologies, LLC

Cardinal Health 107, LLC

Civica, Inc.

Coupler LLC

CTX Lifesciences Pvt. Ltd.

Direct_Rx

Exelan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

FOSUN PHARMA USA INC

Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC

Gland Pharma Limited

Golden State Medical Supply, Inc.

HF Acquisition Co LLC, DBA HealthFirst

Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.

Hospira, Inc.

Ipca Laboratories Limited

Legacy Pharmaceutical Packaging, LLC

Medical Purchasing Solutions, LLC

Medisca Inc.

Moehs Catalana SL

MSN Life Sciences Private Limited

Mylan Institutional Inc.

Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.

NCS HealthCare of KY, LLC dba Vangard Labs

Northwind Health Company, LLC

NuCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Oryza Pharmaceuticals, Inc

PD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Preferred Pharmaceuticals Inc

Professional Compounding Centers of America dba PCCA

Proficient Rx LP

ProPharma Distribution

QPharma Inc

Redpharm Drug

RedPharm Drug, Inc

REMEDYREPACK INC.

Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc.

Safecor Health, LLC

Sagent Pharmaceuticals

Societa Italiana Medicinali Scandicci S.I.M.S., SrL

Spectrum Laboratory Products, Inc.

ST. MARY'S MEDICAL PARK PHARMACY

SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES, INC.

TRUPHARMA LLC

VALIDUS PHARMACEUTICALS LLC

Westminster Pharmaceuticals, LLC

Zhejiang Apeloa Jiayuan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 5 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Metoprolol Tartrate
•Metoprolol Succinate
•Lopressor
•Metoprolol
•Metoprolol Tartrate and Hydrochlorothiazide

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 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.

to be discontinued
Metoprolol Tartrate Tablet
Shortage listed since June 3, 2025

See all current drug shortages

Vendor Pricing

$90.30/gFulfilled by Molport

CountryLatvia

Pack$45.15 / 500 mg

Purity98%

Vendors4 available

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

3 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
CliniSciences GmbH	Switzerland	$90.30	500 mg	98%
Apexbio Technology LLC	United States	$1360.00	50 mg	99.92%
Molnova	China	$1440.00	50 mg	99%

Chemical Identity

CAS56392-17-7

PubChem CID441308

DTXSIDDTXSID9037248

FormulaC34H56N2O12

Mol. Weight684.8 g/mol

SMILESCC(C)NCC(COC1=CC=C(C=C1)CCOC)O.CC(C)NCC(COC1=CC=C(C=C1)CCOC)O.C(C(C(=O)O)O)(C(=O)O)O

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 441308Retrieved 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

Metoprolol tartrate (CAS 56392-17-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/56392-17-7/ PubChem: 441308. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/441308 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 56392-17-7. Retrieved 2026-04-25. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ FDA Drug Shortages: CAS 56392-17-7. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/drugshortages/ US Census international trade: HS 292219 for CAS 56392-17-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/