Ceftazidime

Drug ingredient

CAS 72558-82-8

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$546M

Top sourceItaly 41%

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 294190 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 294190, which covers 90 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 41%ItalyCN 24%ChinaDK 9%DenmarkHR 6%CroatiaIN 6%India

United Kingdom
Slovakia
Slovenia
Mexico
Canada
Germany
Belgium
Japan
Switzerland
Netherlands
Czech Republic
Uruguay
South Korea
Hong Kong
Portugal
Australia

9 FDA-registered drug labelers

ACS Dobfar S.p.A

Allergan, Inc.

Antibioticos do Brasil Ltda

Fresenius Kabi iPSUM S.r.l.

Hospira, Inc.

PURE AND CURE HEALTHCARE PRIVATE LIMITED

Qilu Antibiotics Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Sagent Pharmaceuticals

WG Critical Care, LLC

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 3 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Ceftazidime
•Avycaz
•Tazicef

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
Ceftazidime Injection
Shortage listed since November 14, 2025

See all current drug shortages

Vendor Pricing

$2.45/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$245.00 / 100 g

Purity98%

Vendors20 available

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

19 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$2.82	100 g	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$3.82	100 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$5.00	100 g	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$7.50	100 g	95%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$11.88	25 g	95%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$12.96	25 g	98%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$16.60	25 g	98%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$22.51	5 g	99.86%
Apexbio Technology LLC	United States	$22.80	5 g	99.15%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$23.80	5 g	95%
Angene International Limited	United States	$26.88	25 g	98%
Molnova	China	$74.00	500 mg	99%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$82.00	500 mg	99.85%
MedKoo Biosciences, Inc	United States	$145.00	10 g	98%
Fulfilled by Molport	Latvia	$400.00	25 mg	—
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)	United States	$2900.00	100 mg	90%
Vitas M Chemical Limited	Hong Kong	$3170.00	100 mg	90%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%
TimTec, LLC (back-ordered)	United States	$33333.33	15 mg	94%

Chemical Identity

CAS72558-82-8

PubChem CID5481173

DTXSIDDTXSID5022770

FormulaC22H22N6O7S2

Mol. Weight546.6 g/mol

SMILESCC(C)(C(=O)O)ON=C(C1=CSC(=N1)N)C(=O)NC2C3N(C2=O)C(=C(CS3)C[N+]4=CC=CC=C4)C(=O)[O-]

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 5481173Retrieved 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

Ceftazidime (CAS 72558-82-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/72558-82-8/ PubChem: 5481173. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5481173 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 72558-82-8. Retrieved 2026-04-25. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ FDA Drug Shortages: CAS 72558-82-8. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/drugshortages/ US Census international trade: HS 294190 for CAS 72558-82-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/