Mevastatin

Drug ingredient

CAS 73573-88-3

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$286M

Top sourceChina 48%

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 293220 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293220, which covers 151 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 48%ChinaIN 15%IndiaJP 7%JapanGB 7%United KingdomCH 7%Switzerland

Mexico
Austria
Indonesia
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Malaysia
Israel
Poland
Vietnam
Ukraine
South Africa
Singapore
Russia
Lithuania
Hungary
Belarus
Brazil
Australia

3 FDA-registered drug labelers

Chongqing Daxin Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

Livzon New North River Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream UsesNot recorded

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

$1.00/gFulfilled by Molport

CountryLatvia

Pack$1.00 / 1 g

PurityNot recorded

Vendors1 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS73573-88-3

PubChem CID64715

DTXSIDDTXSID4040684

FormulaC23H34O5

Mol. Weight390.5 g/mol

SMILESCCC(C)C(=O)OC1CCC=C2C1C(C(C=C2)C)CCC3CC(CC(=O)O3)O

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 64715Retrieved 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

Mevastatin (CAS 73573-88-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/73573-88-3/ PubChem: 64715. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/64715 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 73573-88-3. 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 293220 for CAS 73573-88-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/