n-acetylglucosamine
Drug ingredientThis chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.
Where It Comes From
3 FDA-registered drug labelers
MAEDA INC
Piramal Pharma Solutions Inc.
Power Fulx Co., Ltd.
Why It Matters
Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses
Appears in 2 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Powerfulx Ginseng RecoveryCream
- •PowerfulX RecoveryCream
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
CAS7512-17-6
PubChem CID1738118
DTXSIDDTXSID3045855
FormulaC8H15NO6
Mol. Weight221.21 g/mol
SMILESCC(=O)NC(C=O)C(C(C(CO)O)O)O
Data Sources
17381182026-04-07
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/name/n-acetylglucosamine/cids/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_name/n-acetylglucosamine.json
CAS 7512-17-62026-04-24
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