Sufentanil citrate

Drug ingredientActive Shortage

CAS 60561-17-3

This drug ingredient is in active FDA shortage. At least one manufacturer cannot meet demand.

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$560K

Top sourceItaly 89%

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 293491 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293491, which covers 3 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).

IT 89%ItalyHU 7%HungaryBR 2%BrazilLT 1%LithuaniaDE 1%Germany

Slovakia
Malaysia

7 FDA-registered drug labelers

Bond Pharmacy INC

Hospira, Inc.

Medisca Inc.

Pharma Source Direct, Inc.

Professional Compounding Centers of America dba PCCA

SpecGx LLC

Veranova, L.P.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

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

•Sufentanil Citrate

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."

Active Shortage

Shortage History

Rows group FDA shortage filings by drug product. Each manufacturer makes its own FDA shortage filing, so one product can carry several reports at once: Available, Limited Availability, Unavailable or to be discontinued.

Current shortage
Sufentanil Citrate Injection
Shortage listed since May 3, 2022
Manufacturer reports: 1 unavailable, 1 available

See all current drug shortages

Chemical Identity

CAS60561-17-3

PubChem CID65494

DTXSIDDTXSID5048928

FormulaC28H38N2O9S

Mol. Weight578.7 g/mol

SMILESCCC(=O)N(C1=CC=CC=C1)C2(CCN(CC2)CCC3=CC=CS3)COC.C(C(=O)O)C(CC(=O)O)(C(=O)O)O

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 65494Retrieved 2026-04-07
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-25
FDA Drug ShortagesRetrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Sufentanil citrate (CAS 60561-17-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/60561-17-3/ PubChem: 65494. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/65494 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 60561-17-3. Retrieved 2026-04-25. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ FDA Drug Shortages: CAS 60561-17-3. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/drugshortages/ US Census international trade: HS 293491 for CAS 60561-17-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/