Tripotassium citrate monohydrate

Drug ingredient

EPA records show zero U.S. production for this drug ingredient.

Molecular structure of 6100-05-6
US ProductionZero
Import Value$130M
Top SourceIsrael 39%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291815 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291815, which covers 17 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IL 39%IsraelIN 14%IndiaDE 13%GermanyCN 10%ChinaIT 6%Italy

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses

Appears in 7 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Potassium Citrate Extended Release
  • •Potassium Citrate
  • •Tricitrates
  • •Kali Citricum
  • •Urocit-K
  • •Potassium Citrate and Citric Acid
  • •TeethWhitening Kit
FDA Shortage Status
No Shortage

Chemical Identity

CAS6100-05-6
PubChem CID2735208
DTXSIDDTXSID8042501
FormulaC6H7K3O8
Mol. Weight324.41 g/mol
SMILESC(C(=O)[O-])C(CC(=O)[O-])(C(=O)[O-])O.O.[K+].[K+].[K+]

Data Sources

DTXSID80425012026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

27352082026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/2735208/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/2735208.json

6100-05-62026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 6100-05-62026-06-13

https://api.fda.gov/drug/shortages.json

Archive: data/sources/fda/shortages/shortages.json

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