Zonisamide

Drug ingredient

CAS 68291-97-4

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

Molecular structure of 68291-97-4
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$2.0B
Top sourceIreland 63%

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 293590 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293590, which covers 182 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IE 63%IrelandSG 14%SingaporeIN 7%IndiaCN 7%ChinaCH 2%Switzerland
34 FDA-registered drug labelers
Advanced Rx of Tennessee, LLC
Advanced Rx Pharmacy of Tennessee, LLC
Advanz Pharma (US) Corp.
Alivus Life Sciences Limited
American Health Packaging
Aurobindo Pharma Limited
AvPAK
AX Pharmaceutical Corp
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
BluePoint Laboratories
Bryant Ranch Prepack
Cipla USA Inc.
COHANCE LIFESCIENCES LIMITED
Darmerica, LLC
Dipharma Francis Srl
Direct_Rx
EMNAR PHANMA PRIVATE LIMITED
Exelan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA
Hetero Labs Limited
Juzen Chemical Corporation
Maithri Drugs Private Limited
MEDISCA Inc.
NCS HealthCare of KY, LLC dba Vangard Labs
Preferred Pharmaceuticals Inc
Professional Compounding Centers of America dba PCCA
Proficient Rx LP
REMEDYREPACK INC.
SKYEPHARMA PRODUCTION SAS
Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.
SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES, INC.
Unichem Pharmaceuticals (USA), Inc.
Viona Pharmaceuticals Inc
Zydus Lifesciences Limited

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses

Appears in 3 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Zonisamide
  • •Zonegran
  • •Zonisade
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Vendor Pricing

$3.42/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$342.00 / 100 g
Purity98%
Vendors27 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS68291-97-4
PubChem CID5734
DTXSIDDTXSID9046023
FormulaC8H8N2O3S
Mol. Weight212.23 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC=C2C(=C1)C(=NO2)CS(=O)(=O)N

Data Sources

Brief citations

Zonisamide (CAS 68291-97-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68291-97-4/ PubChem: 5734. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5734 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 68291-97-4. 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 293590 for CAS 68291-97-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/