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Pantothenic acid

Drug ingredient

CAS 79-83-4

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

Molecular structure of 79-83-4
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$48M
Top sourceChina 72%

This chemical is not on EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act inventory, the list behind EPA’s production survey.

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 293624 · narrow

These shares come from HS customs code 293624, which covers 5 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 72%ChinaGB 21%United KingdomDE 7%Germany
13 FDA-registered drug labelers
Advanced Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. Dba Affordable Quality Pharmaceuticals
BioActive Nutritional, Inc.
Deseret Biologicals
Deseret Biologicals, Inc
Dr. Donna Restivo DC
Guna spa
Liddell Laboratories, Inc.
Nutritional Specialties, Inc.
Oncora Pharma, LLC
Pro Weight Loss Inc.
ProBLEN
Professional Complementary Health Formulas
PureTek Corporation

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses

Appears in 39 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Perfect Sleep
  • •Spinalmax
  • •Elevate
  • •Vascuflow
  • •Glucoreg
  • •Celeragesic
  • •Telomere - DNA
  • •Young Again
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  • •B-Balance Liquescence 3003
  • •Bio Cytotox Phase
  • •Bio Co-Enzyme Phase
  • •Breathe
  • •HGH Vitality
  • •High Vitality Tab
  • •Folitin-Z
  • •A L O Formula
  • •Sleep Tight
  • •Chronagesic
  • •Ribotin-E
  • •Emotional Eating
  • •Lunavira
  • •GUNA-CELL
  • •High Vitality
  • •Vital Skin Hair Nails
  • •Hunger Control
  • •Appetite Control
  • •Sinus Tonic
  • •Foliflex
  • •Lumavex
  • •Finazol
  • •Zintrexyl-C
  • •GUNA-Bowel
  • •Immunogesic
  • •JBA Collagen-Electrolyte Mocktail
  • •Diatrol
  • •NS Support
  • •Anti-Hives Drops 2004
  • •Oxy Bee Pollen Liquescence 3012
  • •Sleep Aid
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Chemical Identity

CAS79-83-4
PubChem CID6613
DTXSIDDTXSID9023417
FormulaC9H17NO5
Mol. Weight219.23 g/mol
SMILESCC(C)(CO)C(C(=O)NCCC(=O)O)O

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Pantothenic acid (CAS 79-83-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/79-83-4/ PubChem: 6613. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6613 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 79-83-4. Retrieved 2026-04-25. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 293624 for CAS 79-83-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/