arsenic tribromide

Drug ingredient

CAS 7784-33-0

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$36M

Top sourceChina 32%

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 281290 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 281290, 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).

CN 32%ChinaIN 23%IndiaDE 14%GermanyKR 13%South KoreaIT 8%Italy

Hong Kong
Taiwan
Czech Republic
Russia
Austria

6 FDA-registered drug labelers

Boiron

Hahnemann Laboratories, Inc.

Newton Laboratories, Inc.

Nutritional Specialties, Inc.

OHM PHARMA INC.

Professional Complementary Health Formulas

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 5 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Arsenicum bromatum
•Acne Relief
•Cellular Liquescence
•Cartilage Liquescence 3020
•Rosacea

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

CAS7784-33-0

PubChem CID24569

DTXSIDDTXSID4064840

FormulaAsBr3

Mol. Weight314.63 g/mol

SMILES[As](Br)(Br)Br

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 24569Retrieved 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

arsenic tribromide (CAS 7784-33-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7784-33-0/ PubChem: 24569. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/24569 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 7784-33-0. 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 281290 for CAS 7784-33-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/