Acamprosate

Drug ingredient

CAS 77337-76-9

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$371M

Top sourceChina 27%

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 292419 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292419, which covers 211 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 27%ChinaIN 18%IndiaDE 14%GermanyIT 10%ItalyGB 6%United Kingdom

Hungary
Austria
Spain
Egypt
Canada
Sweden
Ukraine
Denmark
Israel
Lithuania
Greece
Ireland
Taiwan
Uruguay
Turkey
Australia
Singapore
Latvia
Colombia

1 FDA-registered drug labeler

Emcure Pharmaceuticals Limited

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

Chemical Identity

CAS77337-76-9

PubChem CID71158

DTXSIDDTXSID3044259

FormulaC5H11NO4S

Mol. Weight181.21 g/mol

SMILESCC(=O)NCCCS(=O)(=O)O

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 71158Retrieved 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

Acamprosate (CAS 77337-76-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/77337-76-9/ PubChem: 71158. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/71158 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 77337-76-9. 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 292419 for CAS 77337-76-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/