Ethosuximide

Drug ingredient

CAS 77-67-8

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

Molecular structure of 77-67-8
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$43M
Top sourceJapan 25%

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 292519 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292519, which covers 43 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
JP 25%JapanCN 21%ChinaGB 21%United KingdomAT 14%AustriaDE 7%Germany
13 FDA-registered drug labelers
B.V. Katwijk Chemie
Bionpharma Inc.
Bryant Ranch Prepack
Catalent Pharma Solutions, LLC
Chartwell RX, LLC
Epic Pharma, LLC
Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc. d/b/a Avet Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.
PAI Holdings, LLC dba PAI Pharma
Parke-Davis Div of Pfizer Inc
Patheon Softgels Inc.
Professional Compounding Centers of America dba PCCA
Strides Pharma Science Limited

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses

Appears in 2 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Zarontin
  • •Ethosuximide
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Vendor Pricing

$3.36/gAA BLOCKS
CountryUnited States
Pack$84.00 / 25 g
Purity98%
Vendors23 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS77-67-8
PubChem CID3291
DTXSIDDTXSID7023019
FormulaC7H11NO2
Mol. Weight141.17 g/mol
SMILESCCC1(CC(=O)NC1=O)C

Data Sources

Brief citations

Ethosuximide (CAS 77-67-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/77-67-8/ PubChem: 3291. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3291 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 77-67-8. 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 292519 for CAS 77-67-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/