Modafinil

Drug ingredient

CAS 68693-11-8

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$760M

Top sourceChina 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 293090 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293090, which covers 418 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).

CN 33%ChinaES 14%SpainCH 9%SwitzerlandIT 7%ItalyIN 7%India

Israel
Croatia
Ukraine
Slovakia
United Arab Emirates
Ireland
Poland
Lithuania
Brazil
Singapore
Australia
Armenia
Hong Kong
Vietnam
Czech Republic
Hungary
Greece
Russia

30 FDA-registered drug labelers

Alembic Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited

American Health Packaging

Aphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC

Apotex Corp

Assia Chemical Industries Ltd - Teva Tech Site

Aurobindo Pharma Limited

AURORE PHARMACEUTICALS PRIVATE LIMITED

AvPAK

AX Pharmaceutical Corp

Bionpharma Inc.

Bryant Ranch Prepack

Cephalon, LLC

Chromo Laboratories India Private Limited

CIMA LABS INC.

Dipharma Francis Srl

Golden State Medical Supply, Inc.

Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc. d/b/a Avet Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Major Pharmaceuticals

NuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.

Patheon Inc.

Patheon Manufacturing Services LLC

Pharma Source Direct, Inc.

Preferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Proficient Rx LP

Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc.

SYMED LABS LIMITED

Viona Pharmaceuticals Inc

Wavelength Enterprises LTD

Zydus Lifesciences Limited

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

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

•Modafinil
•Provigil

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

Chemical Identity

CAS68693-11-8

PubChem CID4236

DTXSIDDTXSID0023329

FormulaC15H15NO2S

Mol. Weight273.4 g/mol

SMILESC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(C2=CC=CC=C2)S(=O)CC(=O)N

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 4236Retrieved 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

Modafinil (CAS 68693-11-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68693-11-8/ PubChem: 4236. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/4236 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 68693-11-8. 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 293090 for CAS 68693-11-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/