Acyclovir sodium

Drug ingredient

CAS 69657-51-8

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

Molecular structure of 69657-51-8 — 1 Na⁺

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$7.6B

Top sourceIreland 61%

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 293359 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293359, which covers 295 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).

IE 61%IrelandCH 30%SwitzerlandGB 2%United KingdomCN 2%ChinaIN 1%India

Israel
Bulgaria
Japan
Spain
Sweden
Canada
Taiwan
Finland
Portugal
Mexico
Belgium
Hungary
Austria
Brazil
Ukraine
Croatia
Malta
South Korea
South Africa
Denmark
Czech Republic
Malaysia
Argentina
Poland
Cameroon
Australia
Hong Kong
Slovakia
Latvia

9 FDA-registered drug labelers

AuroMedics Pharma LLC

Eugia US LLC

Excella GmbH &Co.KG

Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC

Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.

ProPharma Distribution

Slate Run Pharmaceuticals, LLC

Zydus Lifesciences Limited

Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

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

•Acyclovir Sodium
•Acyclovir

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

$1.49/gAstaTech, Inc

CountryUnited States

Pack$747.00 / 500 g

Purity95%

Vendors13 available

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

12 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$1.50	500 g	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$1.54	500 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$1.68	500 g	98%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$2.01	100 g	95%
Angene International Limited	United States	$2.43	500 g	98%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$2.69	100 g	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$2.80	25 g	98%
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$3.30	100 g	98%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$3.79	100 g	98%
Key Organics Ltd.	United Kingdom	$40.40	5 g	95%
MedKoo Biosciences, Inc	United States	$90.00	5 g	98%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS69657-51-8

PubChem CID23665721

DTXSIDDTXSID90989774

FormulaC8H10N5NaO3

Mol. Weight247.19 g/mol

SMILESC1=NC2=C(N1COCCO)N=C(N=C2[O-])N.[Na+]

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 23665721Retrieved 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

Acyclovir sodium (CAS 69657-51-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/69657-51-8/ PubChem: 23665721. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/23665721 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 69657-51-8. 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 293359 for CAS 69657-51-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/