Loxoprofen

Drug ingredient

CAS 68767-14-6

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$65M

Top sourceChina 20%

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 291830 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291830, which covers 98 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 20%ChinaIN 19%IndiaIT 19%ItalyCH 15%SwitzerlandJP 15%Japan

Netherlands
Ukraine
United Kingdom
New Zealand
Taiwan
Malaysia
Belgium
Madagascar
South Korea
Israel

1 FDA-registered drug labeler

Zhejiang Bamboo Pharmaceuticals Co.,Ltd

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

$0.60/gAK Scientific Specialized

CountryUnited States

Pack$300.00 / 500 g

Purity95%

Vendors28 available

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

27 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.72	500 g	97%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.74	500 g	97%
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$0.78	100 g	98%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.80	500 g	98%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.81	100 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.81	500 g	97%
Chemscene	United States	$0.87	500 g	—
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$0.87	500 g	97%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$1.25	100 g	97%
Angene International Limited	United States	$1.30	500 g	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$1.37	100 g	97%
Fluorochem EU	Germany	$1.55	25 g	95%
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$1.80	25 g	97%
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$7.15	1 g	95%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$14.56	25 g	95%
Eximed	Ukraine	$28.00	5 g	95%
MedKoo Biosciences, Inc	United States	$30.00	25 g	98%
Otava, Ltd.	Ukraine	$52.60	5 g	95%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$123.00	1 g	98.59%
TargetMol Chemicals US	United States	$162.00	500 mg	98.59%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$187.55	1 g	99.8%
TargetMol Chemicals EU	Austria	$480.00	100 mg	98.59%
Molnova	China	$485.00	200 mg	99%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%
Key Organics Ltd.	United Kingdom	$6900.00	10 mg	97%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$92114.00	5 mg	—
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$92114.00	5 mg	—

Chemical Identity

CAS68767-14-6

PubChem CID3965

DTXSIDDTXSID1045164

FormulaC15H18O3

Mol. Weight246.3 g/mol

SMILESCC(C1=CC=C(C=C1)CC2CCCC2=O)C(=O)O

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 3965Retrieved 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

Loxoprofen (CAS 68767-14-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68767-14-6/ PubChem: 3965. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3965 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 68767-14-6. 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 291830 for CAS 68767-14-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/