Calcium acetate monohydrate

Drug ingredient

CAS 5743-26-0

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

Molecular structure of 5743-26-0 — 1 Ca²⁺ · 1 H₂O

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$64M

Top sourceNetherlands 37%

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 291529 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291529, which covers 45 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).

NL 37%NetherlandsCN 16%ChinaCA 15%CanadaIT 7%ItalyGB 5%United Kingdom

Finland
Belgium
Lithuania
Czech Republic
Switzerland
Spain
Turkey
Sweden
Singapore
Slovakia
Armenia

4 FDA-registered drug labelers

Advantice Health, LLC.

AMCOL Health & Beauty Solutions, Inc DBA AMCOL Household and Personal Care

First Nation Group

Granulation Technology, Inc.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 4 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Astringent
•Kerasal Athletes Foot Rapid Symptom Relief Medicated Soak
•Astringent Solution
•Domeboro

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

Vendor Pricing

$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$5.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors14 available

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

13 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.01	500 g	99%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.03	500 g	99%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.03	500 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$0.04	1 kg	98%
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$0.09	250 g	98%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$0.22	100 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$0.24	100 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$0.24	100 g	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.24	100 g	98%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.29	100 g	99%
Angene International Limited	United States	$0.32	500 g	99%
Labotest KG	Germany	$453.00	1000 mg	90%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	99%

Chemical Identity

CAS5743-26-0

PubChem CID82163

DTXSIDDTXSID6074257

FormulaC4H8CaO5

Mol. Weight176.18 g/mol

SMILESCC(=O)[O-].CC(=O)[O-].O.[Ca+2]

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 82163Retrieved 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

Calcium acetate monohydrate (CAS 5743-26-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/5743-26-0/ PubChem: 82163. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/82163 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 5743-26-0. 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 291529 for CAS 5743-26-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/