Cyclopentolate hydrochloride

Drug ingredient

CAS 5870-29-1

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

Molecular structure of 5870-29-1 — 1 HCl

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

8 FDA-registered drug labelers

Alcon Laboratories, Inc.

AX Pharmaceutical Corp

Bausch & Lomb Incorporated

C-SQUARED PHARMA LIMITED

Esteve Quimica SA

Laurus Labs Limited

Medisca Inc.

Sandoz Inc.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 3 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Cyclogyl
•Cyclomydril
•Cyclopentolate Hydrochloride

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

$84.00/gCombi-Blocks, Inc.

CountryUnited States

Pack$840.00 / 10 g

Purity98%

Vendors15 available

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

14 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$89.10	10 g	99.91%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$94.00	10 g	98%
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$393.00	1 g	98%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$396.00	1 g	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$741.00	1 g	98%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$1730.00	100 mg	99.91%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$1805.67	300 mg	—
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$1805.67	300 mg	—
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$2000.00	100 mg	95%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$2625.70	100 mg	99.54%
Key Organics Ltd.	United Kingdom	$6900.00	10 mg	95%
Cayman Europe	Estonia	$8782.20	50 mg	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$25000.00	1 mg	98%
MedKoo Biosciences, Inc	United States	$35000.00	10 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS5870-29-1

PubChem CID22162

DTXSIDDTXSID9045390

FormulaC17H26ClNO3

Mol. Weight327.8 g/mol

SMILESCN(C)CCOC(=O)C(C1=CC=CC=C1)C2(CCCC2)O.Cl

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 22162Retrieved 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

Cyclopentolate hydrochloride (CAS 5870-29-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/5870-29-1/ PubChem: 22162. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/22162 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 5870-29-1. 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 292219 for CAS 5870-29-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/