Bisacodyl
Drug ingredientCAS 603-50-9
This chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$1.3B
Top sourceChina 32%
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 unknownProduction 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 293339 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 293339, which covers 397 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 32%ChinaIN 15%IndiaDE 10%GermanyBE 9%BelgiumCH 8%Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Ukraine
- Sweden
- Argentina
- Canada
- Finland
- Malta
- Israel
- Netherlands
- Denmark
- United Arab Emirates
- Mexico
- Brunei
- Slovakia
- Australia
- South Africa
- Poland
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Estonia
- Slovenia
- Czech Republic
- Croatia
- Hong Kong
75 FDA-registered drug labelers
Advanced Rx LLC
AKRON PHARMA INC
Allegiant Health
Amerisource Bergen
AmerisourceBergen Drug Corp
Apex Healthcare Limited
Aphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC
BETTER LIVING BRANDS LLC.
Bi-Mart
BIONPHARMA INC.
Bliss GVS Pharma Limited
Bryant Ranch Prepack
C.B. Fleet Company, Inc.
Cambrex Profarmaco Milano Srl
CARDINAL HEALTH
Cardinal Health 107, LLC
Cardinal Health 110, LLC. DBA Leader
Catalent Ontario Limited
Chain Drug Consortium
CHAIN DRUG MARKETING ASSOCIATION INC
Chattem, Inc.
CVS HEALTH CORP
CVS Pharmacy
Discount Drug Mart
Discount Drug Mart, Inc
DISHMAN CARBOGEN AMCIS LIMITED
DOLGENCORP INC
DOLGENCORP, LLC
Erregierre SpA
Family Dollar Services Inc
Geiss, Destin & Dunn Inc.
GERI-CARE PHARMACEUTICAL CORP
GRAXCELL PHARMACEUTICAL, LLC
Grocery Outlet
H E B
HHH PHARMA USA LLC
KREATIVE ACTIVES PRIVATE LIMITED
Kreative Organics Private Limited
KROGER
KROGER COMPANY
L.N.K. International, Inc.
Major Pharmaceuticals
Marc Glassman, Inc.
Meijer Distribution Inc
NeilMed Pharmaceuticals Inc
NUVICARE LLC
Oncor Pharmaceuticals
OPELLA HEALTHCARE INTERNATIONAL SAS
Padagis US LLC
Pharmacy Value Alliance LLC
Pharmadel LLC
Pioneer Life Sciences, LLC
Professional Compounding Centers of America dba PCCA
PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC
QUALITY CHOICE (CHAIN DRUG MARKETING ASSOCIATION)
Raritan Pharmaceuticals Inc
Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc.
Rite Aid Corporation
RITE AID PHARMACY
SDA Laboratories, Inc.
Simpex Pharma Pvt. Ltd
Sportpharm LLC
Strategic Sourcing Services LLC
Stratus Pharmaceuticals
Strive Pharmaceuticals Inc.
TARGET CORPORATION
TCB USA Corporation
TIME CAP LABORATORIES, INC.
TOPCO ASSOCIATES LLC
United Natural Foods, Inc. dba UNFI
Valley Medical Products, LLC
Wal-Mart Stores Inc
Walgreen Company
Walgreens
WinCo Foods, LLC
Why It Matters
Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses
Appears in 46 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Conlax
- •Womens Gentle Laxative
- •Gentle Laxative
- •Bisacodyl
- •Meijer Gentle Laxative
- •Bisacodyl Laxative
- •Gentle Laxative Stimulant Laxative
- •Laxative
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- •Walgreens Gentle Laxative
- •stimulant laxative enteric coated
- •ez2go Laxative Bisacodyl
- •Fleet
- •Discount Drugmart Gentle Laxative
- •Proctozone-B
- •Laxative Women
- •Foster and Thrive Gentle Laxative
- •GOOD Remedies Gentle Laxative
- •Gentle Overnight Laxative
- •CVS Gentle Laxative
- •stimulant laxative
- •Right Remedies Overnight Laxative
- •Laxative Enteric Coated
- •Womens Laxative
- •Good Neighbor Pharmacy Gentle Laxative
- •Laxative Gentle
- •Bisacodyl Stimulant Laxative
- •Dulcolax Laxative
- •Stratuscare Bisacodyl
- •C-Lax Laxative
- •Publix Stimulant Laxative
- •Bisacodyl 5mg
- •Womens Laxative Enteric Coated
- •up and up gentle laxative
- •laxative for women
- •Dulcolax Stimulant Laxative
- •Dulcolax Pink Stimulant Laxative
- •Publix Women Laxative
- •Laxomil
- •Dollar General Gentle Laxative
- •Extra Gentle Laxative
- •Simpex Bisacodyl laxative
- •Rite-Aid Gentle Laxative
- •Gentle Laxative Bisacodyl
- •Dulcolax Simulant Laxative
- •OneLAX
- •HEB Gentle Laxative
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
$1.14/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$571.00 / 500 g
Purity99%
Vendors27 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
26 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $1.22 | 500 g | 99% |
| BLD Pharmatech GmbH | Germany | $1.79 | 500 g | 98% |
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $1.79 | 500 g | 98% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $1.91 | 500 g | 98% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $2.35 | 100 g | 98% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $2.48 | 100 g | 95% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $2.51 | 500 g | 98% |
| AstaTech (2 weeks) | United States | $2.86 | 100 g | 95% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $5.15 | 5 g | 95% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $5.69 | 100 g | 98% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $6.20 | 50 g | 99.71% |
| Cayman Europe | Estonia | $7.31 | 100 g | 98% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $10.34 | 10 g | — |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $10.34 | 10 g | — |
| Apexbio Technology LLC | United States | $10.40 | 5 g | 99.42% |
| MedKoo Biosciences, Inc | United States | $26.00 | 25 g | 98% |
| TargetMol Chemicals | China → United States | $30.00 | 1 g | 99.9% |
| Molnova | China | $76.00 | 500 mg | 99% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $453.00 | 1000 mg | 90% |
| Axon Medchem | Netherlands | $1440.00 | 50 mg | 99% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $2040.00 | 100 mg | 98% |
| Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC) | United States | $2900.00 | 100 mg | 90% |
| Vitas M Chemical Limited | Hong Kong | $3170.00 | 100 mg | 90% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 99% |
| Key Organics Ltd. | United Kingdom | $6900.00 | 10 mg | 98% |
| TimTec, LLC | United States | $9333.33 | 30 mg | 90% |
Chemical Identity
CAS603-50-9
PubChem CID2391
DTXSIDDTXSID1022681
FormulaC22H19NO4
Mol. Weight361.4 g/mol
SMILESCC(=O)OC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(C2=CC=C(C=C2)OC(=O)C)C3=CC=CC=N3
Data Sources
- PubChem · compound 2391Retrieved 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
Brief citations
Bisacodyl (CAS 603-50-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/603-50-9/ PubChem: 2391. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/2391 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 603-50-9. 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 293339 for CAS 603-50-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/