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potassium tellurite

Drug ingredient

CAS 7790-58-1

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

Molecular structure of 7790-58-1
2 K⁺
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$32M
Top sourceChina 39%

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 284290 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 284290, which covers 96 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 39%ChinaDE 33%GermanyCA 9%CanadaGB 4%United KingdomJP 3%Japan
1 FDA-registered drug labeler
Hahnemann Laboratories, INC.

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses

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

  • •Kali Telluricosum
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Chemical Identity

CAS7790-58-1
PubChem CID65186
DTXSIDDTXSID50999096
FormulaK2O3Te
Mol. Weight253.8 g/mol
SMILES[O-][Te](=O)[O-].[K+].[K+]

Data Sources

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Brief citations

potassium tellurite (CAS 7790-58-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7790-58-1/ PubChem: 65186. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/65186 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 7790-58-1. 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 284290 for CAS 7790-58-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/