Cefotaxime sodium

Drug ingredientActive Shortage

CAS 64485-93-4

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

Molecular structure of 64485-93-4 — 1 Na⁺

US productionNot reported

Top sourceNo public record

This chemical is not on EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act inventory, the list behind EPA’s production survey.

Why supply is unknown

Where It Comes From

EPA and Census publish no US supply data for this chemical.

3 FDA-registered drug labelers

ACS Dobfar S.p.A

Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.

SteriMax Inc.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

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

•Cefotaxime

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
Cefotaxime Sodium Powder, for Solution
Shortage listed since February 17, 2015
Manufacturer reports: 1 unavailable, 1 available

See all current drug shortages

Chemical Identity

CAS64485-93-4

PubChem CID10695961

DTXSIDDTXSID4046991

FormulaC16H16N5NaO7S2

Mol. Weight477.5 g/mol

SMILESCC(=O)OCC1=C(N2C(C(C2=O)NC(=O)C(=NOC)C3=CSC(=N3)N)SC1)C(=O)[O-].[Na+]

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 10695961Retrieved 2026-04-07
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-25
FDA Drug ShortagesRetrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Cefotaxime sodium (CAS 64485-93-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/64485-93-4/ PubChem: 10695961. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/10695961 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 64485-93-4. Retrieved 2026-04-25. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ FDA Drug Shortages: CAS 64485-93-4. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/drugshortages/