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Sulbactam

Drug ingredient

CAS 68373-14-8

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

Molecular structure of 68373-14-8
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$546M
Top sourceItaly 41%

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 294190 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 294190, which covers 90 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IT 41%ItalyCN 24%ChinaDK 9%DenmarkHR 6%CroatiaIN 6%India
2 FDA-registered drug labelers
Inner Mongolia Changsheng Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Jiangxi Fushine Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Chemical Identity

CAS68373-14-8
PubChem CID130313
DTXSIDDTXSID1023605
FormulaC8H11NO5S
Mol. Weight233.24 g/mol
SMILESCC1(C(N2C(S1(=O)=O)CC2=O)C(=O)O)C

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Sulbactam (CAS 68373-14-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68373-14-8/ PubChem: 130313. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/130313 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 68373-14-8. 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 294190 for CAS 68373-14-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/