Ampicillin sodium

Drug ingredient

CAS 69-52-3

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$78M

Top sourceItaly 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 294110 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 294110, which covers 13 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).

IT 33%ItalyCN 31%ChinaBG 22%BulgariaES 8%SpainMX 3%Mexico

Singapore
Israel
Germany
South Korea
Hong Kong
Japan
Switzerland

26 FDA-registered drug labelers

ACS Dobfar S.p.A

Armas Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Athenex Pharmaceutical Division, LLC.

Aurobindo Pharma Limited

Avenacy Inc.

Avenacy, LLC

Civica, Inc.

Eugia US LLC

EUMEDICA PHARMACEUTICALS INDUSTRIES SOCIEDAD LIMITADA

Fresenius Kabi iPSUM S.r.l.

Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC

Henry Schein, Inc.

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

HF Acquisition Co LLC, DBA HealthFirst

Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.

Hospira, Inc

Medical Purchasing Solutions, LLC

Meitheal Pharmaceuticals Inc.

NorthStar Rx, LLC

ONESOURCE SPECIALTY PHARMA LIMITED

ProPharma Distribution

Roerig

Sagent Pharmaceuticals

Sandoz Inc

Steriscience Specialties Private Limited

WG Critical Care, LLC

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 5 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Ampicillin and Sulbactam
•Ampicillin
•Ampicillin sodium
•ampicillin sodium and sulbactam sodium
•Unasyn

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 Shortage

Shortage History

Rows group FDA shortage filings by drug product. Each manufacturer makes its own FDA shortage filing, so one product can carry several reports at once: Available, Limited Availability, Unavailable or to be discontinued.

to be discontinued
Ampicillin Sodium Injection
Shortage listed since December 8, 2025

See all current drug shortages

Vendor Pricing

$24.00/gTargetMol Chemicals

CountryChina (registered: United States)

Pack$48.00 / 2 g

Purity99.87%

Vendors6 available

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

5 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
TargetMol Chemicals EU	Austria	$35.00	1 g	99.87%
Fulfilled by Molport	Latvia	$35.00	1 g	98%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)	United States	$2900.00	100 mg	90%
Vitas M Chemical Limited	Hong Kong	$3170.00	100 mg	90%

Chemical Identity

CAS69-52-3

PubChem CID23663979

DTXSIDDTXSID60988759

FormulaC16H18N3NaO4S

Mol. Weight371.4 g/mol

SMILESCC1(C(N2C(S1)C(C2=O)NC(=O)C(C3=CC=CC=C3)N)C(=O)[O-])C.[Na+]

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 23663979Retrieved 2026-04-07
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-25
FDA Drug ShortagesRetrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Ampicillin sodium (CAS 69-52-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/69-52-3/ PubChem: 23663979. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/23663979 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 69-52-3. Retrieved 2026-04-25. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ FDA Drug Shortages: CAS 69-52-3. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/drugshortages/ US Census international trade: HS 294110 for CAS 69-52-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/