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Strychnine

Drug ingredient

CAS 57-24-9

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

Molecular structure of 57-24-9
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$6.4B
Top sourceJapan 31%

This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.

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 293979, 380899, 382499 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293979, 380899, 382499, which covers 268 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
JP 31%JapanKR 26%South KoreaDE 8%GermanyCA 6%CanadaCN 5%China
1 FDA-registered drug labeler
Newton Laboratories, Inc.

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses

Appears in 9 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Muscle Ease
  • •Muscle-Tendon
  • •Nervousness - Anxiety
  • •Neuro-Care
  • •Rheumatic-Joint Care
  • •Restless Leg
  • •Sciatica-Nerve Care
  • •Joint Care
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  • •Sciatica-Back Care
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Chemical Identity

CAS57-24-9
PubChem CID441071
DTXSIDDTXSID6023600
FormulaC21H22N2O2
Mol. Weight334.4 g/mol
SMILESC1CN2CC3=CCOC4CC(=O)N5C6C4C3CC2C61C7=CC=CC=C75

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Strychnine (CAS 57-24-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/57-24-9/ PubChem: 441071. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/441071 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 57-24-9. 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 293979,380899,382499 for CAS 57-24-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/