sodium iodide i-131

Drug ingredient

CAS 7790-26-3

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

US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$941M
Top sourceCanada 61%

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 284443 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 284443, which covers 14 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CA 61%CanadaNL 12%NetherlandsDE 8%GermanyIT 7%ItalyBE 3%Belgium
3 FDA-registered drug labelers
Institut National des Radio-Elements
Jubilant DraxImage Inc., dba Jubilant Radiopharma
Narodowe Centrum Badan Jadrowych

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses

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

  • •Hicon
  • •Sodium Iodide I 131 Diagnostic
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Chemical Identity

CAS7790-26-3
PubChem CID71368
DTXSIDDTXSID701014487
FormulaINa
Mol. Weight153.895896 g/mol
SMILES[Na+].[I-]

Data Sources

Brief citations

sodium iodide i-131 (CAS 7790-26-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7790-26-3/ PubChem: 71368. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/71368 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 7790-26-3. 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 284443 for CAS 7790-26-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/