Potassium citrate

Drug ingredient

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

Molecular structure of 7778-49-6
US Production120.9K lbs
Import Volume527 lbs
Import Dependency0%

Where It Comes From

EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Ecolab
Hydrite Chemical
EPA-registered importers (1)
Yara North America
21 FDA-registered drug labelers
60929
Actavis Pharma, Inc.
American Health Packaging
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Biocomp Pharma, Inc.
Bryant Ranch Prepack
Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Chartwell Governmental & Specialty RX, LLC.
Chartwell RX, LLC
Golden State Medical Supply, Inc.
Hahnemann Laboratories, INC.
Jiangxi Dentalbright Technology Co., Ltd
Mission Pharmacal Company
PAI Holdings, LLC dba PAI Pharma
REMEDYREPACK INC.
Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc.
Strides Pharma Inc.
Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC
XLCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Zydus Lifesciences Limited
Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc.

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthAgricultureConsumer Products
Downstream Uses

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

  • Potassium Citrate Extended Release
  • Potassium Citrate
  • Tricitrates
  • Kali Citricum
  • Urocit-K
  • Potassium Citrate and Citric Acid
  • TeethWhitening Kit
FDA Shortage Status
No Shortage
Shortage History
to be discontinued

Potassium Citrate Tablet, Extended Release

07/17/2025

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • Surface active agents in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.03/gBLD Pharmatech Co., Limited
CountryUnited States
Pack$29.00 / 1 kg
Purity99%
Vendors11 available

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

10 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.031 kg99%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.031 kg99%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.031 kg99%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.07500 g98%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$0.071 kg
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.07500 g99.5%
A2B Chem LLC (2 weeks)United States$0.07500 g99.5%
AA BLOCKS (2 weeks)United States$0.08500 g99.5%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.94100 g99%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg99.5%

Chemical Identity

CAS7778-49-6
PubChem CID13344
DTXSIDDTXSID0041222
FormulaC6H5K3O7
Mol. Weight306.39 g/mol
SMILESC(C(=O)[O-])C(CC(=O)[O-])(C(=O)[O-])O.[K+].[K+].[K+]

Data Sources

DTXSID00412222026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

133442026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/13344/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/13344.json

7778-49-62026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 7778-49-62026-06-13

https://api.fda.gov/drug/shortages.json

Archive: data/sources/fda/shortages/shortages.json