Lovastatin

Drug ingredient

CAS 75330-75-5

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

24 FDA-registered drug labelers

A-S Medication Solutions

Aphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC

BluePoint Laboratories

Boswell Pharmacy Services LLC d/b/a BPS Wholesale

Bryant Ranch Prepack

Carlsbad Technology, Inc.

Chongqing Daxin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

DARMERICA, LLC

Golden State Medical Supply, Inc.

Legacy Pharmaceutical Packaging, LLC

LIVZON NEW NORTH RIVER PHARMACEUTICAL CO.,LTD.

Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

NCS HealthCare of KY, LLC dba Vangard Labs

Northwind Health Company, LLC

NuCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

PD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Preferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Proficient Rx LP

Qingdao Biopeptek Co., Ltd.

REMEDYREPACK INC.

TAPI Hungary Industries Kft.

Teva Pharmaceutical Works Private Limited Company

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.

Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 1 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Lovastatin

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

$30.00/gMedKoo Biosciences, Inc

CountryUnited States

Pack$750.00 / 25 g

Purity98%

Vendors2 available

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

1 more vendor

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Molnova	China	$590.00	100 mg	99%

Chemical Identity

CAS75330-75-5

PubChem CID53232

DTXSIDDTXSID5020784

FormulaC24H36O5

Mol. Weight404.5 g/mol

SMILESCCC(C)C(=O)OC1CC(C=C2C1C(C(C=C2)C)CCC3CC(CC(=O)O3)O)C

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 53232Retrieved 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

Lovastatin (CAS 75330-75-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/75330-75-5/ PubChem: 53232. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/53232 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 75330-75-5. 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 75330-75-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/