Manganese acetate tetrahydrate

Drug ingredient

CAS 6156-78-1

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

Molecular structure of 6156-78-1 — 4 H₂O · 1 Mn²⁺

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$64M

Top sourceNetherlands 37%

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 291529 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291529, which covers 45 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).

NL 37%NetherlandsCN 16%ChinaCA 15%CanadaIT 7%ItalyGB 5%United Kingdom

Finland
Belgium
Lithuania
Czech Republic
Switzerland
Spain
Turkey
Sweden
Singapore
Slovakia
Armenia

9 FDA-registered drug labelers

Boiron

Energetix Corporation

Energique, Inc.

Hahnemann Laboratories, INC.

King Bio Inc.

Newton Laboratories, Inc.

Nutritional Specialties, Inc.

PEKANA Natruheilmittel GmbH

Vitality Works, Inc

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 13 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Manganum aceticum
•Menopause HP
•Mitochondria PRO
•Pan-Zyme-S
•Swimmers Friend
•Ear Ringing
•ENC
•Weight Off

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•Cosmestat
•Adaptopath
•Cal-5-Revive
•Dalektro N
•LV-FX

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

Chemical Identity

CAS6156-78-1

PubChem CID93021

DTXSIDDTXSID00210566

FormulaC4H14MnO8

Mol. Weight245.09 g/mol

SMILESCC(=O)[O-].CC(=O)[O-].O.O.O.O.[Mn+2]

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 93021Retrieved 2026-04-07
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-25
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Manganese acetate tetrahydrate (CAS 6156-78-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/6156-78-1/ PubChem: 93021. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/93021 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 6156-78-1. Retrieved 2026-04-25. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 291529 for CAS 6156-78-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/