Proglumide

Drug ingredient

CAS 6620-60-6

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$872M

Top sourceSwitzerland 44%

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 292429 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292429, which covers 203 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).

CH 44%SwitzerlandCN 19%ChinaIN 12%IndiaJP 9%JapanIE 6%Ireland

Taiwan
United Kingdom
El Salvador
Colombia
Ukraine
Brazil
Guatemala
Belgium
Netherlands
Turkey
Sweden
Greece
Canada
Israel
New Zealand
Latvia
Lithuania
Finland
Slovakia
Australia
Hong Kong
Czech Republic
Armenia
Poland

1 FDA-registered drug labeler

COSMA SpA

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 FDA shortage records

Vendor Pricing

$96.00/gAK Scientific, Inc.

CountryUnited States

Pack$96.00 / 1 g

Purity97%

Vendors15 available

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

14 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$104.00	1 g	95%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$107.00	1 g	95%
Angene International Limited	United States	$183.00	1 g	97%
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$196.20	5 g	98%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$197.40	5 g	98%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$392.00	500 mg	99.45%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$400.00	100 mg	95%
Labotest KG	Germany	$453.00	1000 mg	90%
Molnova	China	$545.00	200 mg	99%
TargetMol Chemicals US	United States	$605.00	200 mg	99.45%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$1379.40	100 mg	99.84%
MedKoo Biosciences, Inc	United States	$5500.00	100 mg	98%
Key Organics Ltd.	United Kingdom	$6900.00	10 mg	97%
TimTec, LLC (back-ordered)	United States	$32000.00	15 mg	94%

Chemical Identity

CAS6620-60-6

PubChem CID4922

DTXSIDDTXSID7023516

FormulaC18H26N2O4

Mol. Weight334.4 g/mol

SMILESCCCN(CCC)C(=O)C(CCC(=O)O)NC(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 4922Retrieved 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

Proglumide (CAS 6620-60-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/6620-60-6/ PubChem: 4922. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/4922 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 6620-60-6. 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 292429 for CAS 6620-60-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/