Piperacillin

Drug ingredient

CAS 61477-96-1

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$78M

Top sourceItaly 33%

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 294110 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 294110, which covers 13 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 33%ItalyCN 31%ChinaBG 22%BulgariaES 8%SpainMX 3%Mexico

Singapore
Israel
Germany
South Korea
Hong Kong
Japan
Switzerland

6 FDA-registered drug labelers

ACS Dobfar SpA

Aurobindo Pharma Limited

Inner Mongolia Changsheng Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Shandong Anshun Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Shandong Ruiying Pioneer Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Yuhan Chemical Inc.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream UsesNot recorded

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 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.

to be discontinued
Piperacillin and Tazobactam Injection
Shortage listed since January 20, 2026

See all current drug shortages

Chemical Identity

CAS61477-96-1

PubChem CID43672

DTXSIDDTXSID2023482

FormulaC23H27N5O7S

Mol. Weight517.6 g/mol

SMILESCCN1CCN(C(=O)C1=O)C(=O)NC(C2=CC=CC=C2)C(=O)NC3C4N(C3=O)C(C(S4)(C)C)C(=O)O

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 43672Retrieved 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

Piperacillin (CAS 61477-96-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/61477-96-1/ PubChem: 43672. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/43672 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 61477-96-1. Retrieved 2026-04-25. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ FDA Drug Shortages: CAS 61477-96-1. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/drugshortages/ US Census international trade: HS 294110 for CAS 61477-96-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/