Bethanechol chloride

Drug ingredient

CAS 590-63-6

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$371M

Top sourceChina 27%

This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.

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 292419 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292419, which covers 211 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 27%ChinaIN 18%IndiaDE 14%GermanyIT 10%ItalyGB 6%United Kingdom

Hungary
Austria
Spain
Egypt
Canada
Sweden
Ukraine
Denmark
Israel
Lithuania
Greece
Ireland
Taiwan
Uruguay
Turkey
Australia
Singapore
Latvia
Colombia

10 FDA-registered drug labelers

American Health Packaging

Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC

Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York LLC

AX Pharmaceutical Corp

Bryant Ranch Prepack

Chartwell RX, LLC

Heritage Pharma Labs Inc. d/b/a Avet Pharmaceuticals Labs Inc.

SERATEC

Siegfried St. Vulbas SAS

Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 1 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Bethanechol Chloride

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

$2.13/gA2B Chem LLC

CountryUnited States

Pack$213.00 / 100 g

Purity98%

Vendors23 available

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

22 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$2.52	100 g	95%
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$2.56	100 g	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$2.65	100 g	95%
Apollo Scientific UK	United Kingdom	$2.74	500 g	98%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$2.75	100 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$2.77	100 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$2.77	100 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$2.77	100 g	98%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$3.38	100 g	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$4.36	25 g	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$5.54	100 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$7.20	5 g	98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$13.10	10 g	95%
Apexbio Technology LLC	United States	$17.80	5 g	98%
Cayman Europe	Estonia	$20.04	25 g	95%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$20.09	5 g	99.56%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$37.00	1 g	99.92%
MedKoo Biosciences, Inc	United States	$85.00	10 g	98%
CliniSciences GmbH	Switzerland	$109.65	1 g	98%
Axon Medchem	Netherlands	$1200.00	50 mg	98%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%
Key Organics Ltd.	United Kingdom	$6900.00	10 mg	97%

Chemical Identity

CAS590-63-6

PubChem CID11548

DTXSIDDTXSID2022676

FormulaC7H17ClN2O2

Mol. Weight196.67 g/mol

SMILESCC(C[N+](C)(C)C)OC(=O)N.[Cl-]

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 11548Retrieved 2026-04-07
EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-24
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Bethanechol chloride (CAS 590-63-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/590-63-6/ PubChem: 11548. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/11548 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 590-63-6. Retrieved 2026-04-24. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 292419 for CAS 590-63-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/