Captopril

Drug ingredient

CAS 62571-86-2

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$1.4B

Top sourceIreland 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 293399 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293399, which covers 518 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).

IE 33%IrelandCN 26%ChinaIN 11%IndiaDE 9%GermanyIT 4%Italy

Taiwan
Poland
Canada
Ivory Coast
Greece
Hungary
Indonesia
Latvia
Belgium
Slovakia
Czech Republic
Austria
Netherlands
Finland
Denmark
Croatia
Australia
South Africa
Sweden
Hong Kong
Malta
Singapore
Lithuania
Malaysia
Oman
Serbia

18 FDA-registered drug labelers

AiPing Pharmaceutical, Inc.

Ajanta Pharma USA Inc.

American Health Packaging

AMICI PHARMACEUTICALS LLC

AvKARE

Bryant Ranch Prepack

Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Changzhou Pharmaceutical Factory

Golden State Medical Supply, Inc.

Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.

Major Pharmaceuticals

Medichem S.A.

Method Pharmaceuticals LLC

PD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Quimica Sintetica S.A.

Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc.

Solco Healthcare US, LLC

Zhongfu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 2 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Captopril
•Captopril AND Hydrochlorothiazide

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

$1.08/gAK Scientific Specialized

CountryUnited States

Pack$27.00 / 25 g

Purity95%

Vendors4 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

3 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$1.48	25 g	98%
Fulfilled by Molport	Latvia	$2.40	5 g	95%
Labotest KG	Germany	$453.00	1000 mg	90%

Chemical Identity

CAS62571-86-2

PubChem CID44093

DTXSIDDTXSID1037197

FormulaC9H15NO3S

Mol. Weight217.29 g/mol

SMILESCC(CS)C(=O)N1CCCC1C(=O)O

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 44093Retrieved 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

Captopril (CAS 62571-86-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/62571-86-2/ PubChem: 44093. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/44093 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 62571-86-2. 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 293399 for CAS 62571-86-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/