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Sodium bromide

Drug ingredient

CAS 7647-15-6

This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.

US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$23M
Top sourceIsrael 65%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 282751 · exact

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
Source Countries
IL 65%IsraelCN 25%ChinaIN 6%IndiaIT 3%Italy
EPA-registered manufacturers (6)
Ineos Enterprises Holdings New · GB United Kingdom
3M
Buckman Laboratories
Ineos Enterprises Us Hold
Lanxess
Show all 6
Tetra Technologies
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (5)
Albemarle
Halliburton Energy Service
Icl Specialty Products North America
Wego Chemical Group
Wintersun International
EPA-registered importers (2)
Lanxess · DE Germany
Schlumberger
5 FDA-registered drug labelers
DNA Labs, Inc.
Hahnemann Laboratories, INC.
OHM PHARMA INC.
PLYMOUTH HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS LLC
Professional Complementary Health Formulas

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthAgricultureEnergyWaterMetals & MiningCore Chemicals
Downstream Uses

Appears in 7 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Natrum Bromatum
  • •D-53
  • •Eczema Relief
  • •Valeriana Combination 9249
  • •Acne Relief
  • •Psoriasis
  • •Acunol
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 6 sectors as 5 functional roles.

  • •Oxidizing agent in Utilities (74%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Stabilizing agent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Density modifier in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Oxidizing agent in Other (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (60%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS7647-15-6
PubChem CID253881
DTXSIDDTXSID3034903
FormulaBrNa
Mol. Weight102.89 g/mol
SMILES[Na+].[Br-]

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Sodium bromide (CAS 7647-15-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7647-15-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3034903. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3034903 PubChem: 253881. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/253881 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 7647-15-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 7647-15-6. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 282751 for CAS 7647-15-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/