Proparacaine hydrochloride

Drug ingredient

CAS 5875-06-9

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

Molecular structure of 5875-06-9
1 HCl
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$652M
Top sourceSingapore 77%

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 292250 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292250, which covers 76 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
SG 77%SingaporeCN 12%ChinaIT 4%ItalyIN 2%IndiaGB 1%United Kingdom
14 FDA-registered drug labelers
A-S Medication Solutions
Alcon Laboratories, Inc.
Altaire Pharmaceuticals Inc.
AX Pharmaceutical Corp
Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
Lifestar Pharma LLC
Micro Labs Limited
NuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.
REMEDYREPACK INC.
Sandoz Inc.
Siegfried AG
Somerset Therapeutics, LLC
Sportpharm LLC
Sportpharm, Inc. dba Sportpharm

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses

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

  • •Proparacaine Hydrochloride
  • •Fluorescein Sodium and Proparacaine Hydrochloride
  • •Alcaine
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Vendor Pricing

$20.76/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$519.00 / 25 g
Purity98%
Vendors27 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS5875-06-9
PubChem CID517321
DTXSIDDTXSID0049022
FormulaC16H27ClN2O3
Mol. Weight330.8 g/mol
SMILESCCCOC1=C(C=C(C=C1)C(=O)OCCN(CC)CC)N.Cl

Data Sources

Brief citations

Proparacaine hydrochloride (CAS 5875-06-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/5875-06-9/ PubChem: 517321. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/517321 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 5875-06-9. 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 292250 for CAS 5875-06-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/