Barbital

Drug ingredient

CAS 57-44-3

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

1 FDA-registered drug labeler

Chemische Fabrik Berg GmbH

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream UsesNot recorded

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

Chemical Identity

CAS57-44-3

PubChem CID2294

DTXSIDDTXSID5022643

FormulaC8H12N2O3

Mol. Weight184.19 g/mol

SMILESCCC1(C(=O)NC(=O)NC1=O)CC

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 2294Retrieved 2026-04-07
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-25
FDA Drug ShortagesRetrieved 2026-06-13
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Barbital (CAS 57-44-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/57-44-3/ PubChem: 2294. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/2294 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 57-44-3. Retrieved 2026-04-25. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ FDA Drug Shortages: CAS 57-44-3. Retrieved 2026-06-13. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/drugshortages/ US Census international trade: HS 293353 for CAS 57-44-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/