ornithine
Drug ingredientThis chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.
Where It Comes From
6 FDA-registered drug labelers
BioActive Nutritional, Inc.
Deseret Biologicals, Inc.
Energique, Inc.
Liddell Laboratories, Inc.
Nutritional Specialties, Inc.
Professional Complementary Health Formulas
Why It Matters
Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses
Appears in 11 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Electrolyte Plus
- •Strength F
- •A L O Formula
- •Strength M
- •Metabatone
- •Vital Skin Hair Nails
- •OB Metab
- •Muscle/Ligament/Cartilage Drops 5015
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- •Recovatone
- •A-L-O Liquid Drops 2082
- •Growth Hormone Drops 2160
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
CAS70-26-8
PubChem CID6262
DTXSIDDTXSID00883219
FormulaC5H12N2O2
Mol. Weight132.16 g/mol
SMILESC(CC(C(=O)O)N)CN
Data Sources
62622026-04-07
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/name/ornithine/cids/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_name/ornithine.json
CAS 70-26-82026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory
Archive: data/sources/tsca/tsca_inventory.csv
bulk match2026-04-07
https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/
Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json