Succinylcholine chloride

Drug ingredient

CAS 71-27-2

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$108M

Top sourceChina 14%

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 292390 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292390, which covers 130 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 14%ChinaGB 13%United KingdomDE 11%GermanyIN 10%IndiaTW 10%Taiwan

Israel
Indonesia
Sweden
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
Malaysia
Singapore
Lithuania
Brazil
Hong Kong
Australia
Belgium
Ukraine

32 FDA-registered drug labelers

Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC

Amring Pharmaceuticals Inc.

BE Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Civica, Inc.

DELMAR CHEMICALS INC

Devatis, Inc.

Dr.Reddy's Laboratories Inc.,

Eugia US LLC

Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC

Gland Pharma Limited

Harman Finochem Limited

Henry Schein, Inc.

HF Acquisition Co LLC, DBA HealthFirst

Hospira, Inc.

Indoco Remedies Limited

LETCO MEDICAL, LLC

Lifestar Pharma LLC

Medical Purchasing Solutions, LLC

Meitheal Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Micro Labs Limited

Nordic Pharma, Inc.

Piramal Critical Care Inc

ProPharma Distribution

REMEDYREPACK INC.

Sandoz Inc

SOLARA ACTIVE PHARMA SCIENCES LIMITED

Somerset Therapeutics, LLC

Spectrum Laboratory Products, Inc.

STERISCIENCE SPECIALTIES PRIVATE LIMITED

Zydus Lifesciences Limited

Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 4 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Succinylcholine Chloride
•Anectine
•Succinylcholine
•Quelicin

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

CAS71-27-2

PubChem CID22475

DTXSIDDTXSID1023603

FormulaC14H30Cl2N2O4

Mol. Weight361.3 g/mol

SMILESC[N+](C)(C)CCOC(=O)CCC(=O)OCC[N+](C)(C)C.[Cl-].[Cl-]

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 22475Retrieved 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

Succinylcholine chloride (CAS 71-27-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/71-27-2/ PubChem: 22475. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/22475 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 71-27-2. 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 292390 for CAS 71-27-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/