Phenobarbital sodium

Drug ingredient

CAS 57-30-7

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$6M

Top sourceBelgium 33%

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 293353 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293353, which covers 10 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).

BE 33%BelgiumIN 21%IndiaHU 20%HungaryCN 14%ChinaDE 13%Germany

10 FDA-registered drug labelers

ALKALOIDA chemical company Zrt

BPI Labs LLC

Bryant Ranch Prepack

Cameron Pharmaceuticals

Chemische Fabrik Berg GmbH

Harman Finochem Limited

Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.

Nexus Pharmaceuticals, LLC

Siegfried USA, LLC

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 2 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Phenobarbital Sodium
•Sezaby

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

CAS57-30-7

PubChem CID23674889

DTXSIDDTXSID0021123

FormulaC12H11N2NaO3

Mol. Weight254.22 g/mol

SMILESCCC1(C(=O)NC(=NC1=O)[O-])C2=CC=CC=C2.[Na+]

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 23674889Retrieved 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

Phenobarbital sodium (CAS 57-30-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/57-30-7/ PubChem: 23674889. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/23674889 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 57-30-7. 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 293353 for CAS 57-30-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/