silver iodide

Drug ingredient

CAS 7783-96-2

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$3M

Top sourceCroatia 58%

This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.

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 284329 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 284329, which covers 28 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).

HR 58%CroatiaGB 20%United KingdomJP 7%JapanES 6%SpainIN 3%India

North Macedonia
Taiwan
Malaysia
Saudi Arabia
Mexico
Czech Republic

2 FDA-registered drug labelers

Hahnemann Laboratories, INC.

Vitality Works, Inc.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

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

•Argentum Iodatum
•NRV-Systemic

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

CAS7783-96-2

PubChem CID24563

DTXSIDDTXSID0064836

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 24563Retrieved 2026-04-07
EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-24
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

silver iodide (CAS 7783-96-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7783-96-2/ PubChem: 24563. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/24563 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 7783-96-2. Retrieved 2026-04-24. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 284329 for CAS 7783-96-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/