Silver chloride

Drug ingredient

CAS 7783-90-6

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

US production26.7K lb

Import volumeZero

Import dependency0%

Top sourceNo public record

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 284329 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production 26.7K lb · Imports Zero

HS customs code 284329 covers 28 tracked chemicals in total. US Census does not break out this chemical's share, so the country-of-origin mix is not available. EPA CDR reports import dependency at the chemical level separately, shown above.

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Ames Goldsmith

2 FDA-registered drug labelers

Hahnemann Laboratories, Inc.

OHM PHARMA INC.

Why It Matters

Sectors

HealthElectronics

Downstream Uses

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

•Argentum Muriaticum

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

Industrial Uses

•Conductive agent in Computer and Electronic Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article

Chemical Identity

CAS7783-90-6

PubChem CID24561

DTXSIDDTXSID4035251

FormulaAgCl

Mol. Weight143.32 g/mol

SMILESCl[Ag]

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 24561Retrieved 2026-04-07
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07

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Brief citations

Silver chloride (CAS 7783-90-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7783-90-6/ PubChem: 24561. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/24561 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 7783-90-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/