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Simvastatin

Drug ingredient

CAS 79902-63-9

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

Molecular structure of 79902-63-9
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$286M
Top sourceChina 48%

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 293220 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293220, which covers 151 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 48%ChinaIN 15%IndiaJP 7%JapanGB 7%United KingdomCH 7%Switzerland
44 FDA-registered drug labelers
A-S Medication Solutions
Accord Healthcare, Inc.
American Health Packaging
Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLC
Aphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC
Ascend Laboratories, LLC
Aurobindo Pharma Limited
AvKARE
AX Pharmaceutical Corp
Biocon Limited
Biocon Pharma Inc,
Bryant Ranch Prepack
Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Cardinal Health 107, LLC
Direct_Rx
Dr.Reddys Laboratories Inc
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA
Golden State Medical Supply, Inc.
Henan Topfond Sci-Tech Co., Ltd.
Hetero Labs Limited
Jubilant Biosys limited
Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Micro Labs Limited
MSD International GmbH (Singapore Branch)
NCS HealthCare of KY, LLC dba Vangard Labs
NORTHSTAR RX LLC
Northwind Health Company, LLC
NuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.
Organon LLC
ORGANON PHARMA (UK) LIMITED
PD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Preferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Professional Compounding Centers of America dba PCCA
Proficient Rx LP
QPharma, Inc.
Quallent Pharmaceuticals Health LLC
REMEDYREPACK INC.
ST. MARY'S MEDICAL PARK PHARMACY
TAPI Hungary Industries Kft.
Teva Pharmaceutical Works Private Limited Company
Westminster Pharmaceuticals, LLC
XLCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Jiangbei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses

Appears in 4 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Simvastatin
  • •Ezetimibe and Simvastatin
  • •Vytorin
  • •Zocor
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Chemical Identity

CAS79902-63-9
PubChem CID54454
DTXSIDDTXSID0023581
FormulaC25H38O5
Mol. Weight418.6 g/mol
SMILESCCC(C)(C)C(=O)OC1CC(C=C2C1C(C(C=C2)C)CCC3CC(CC(=O)O3)O)C

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Simvastatin (CAS 79902-63-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/79902-63-9/ PubChem: 54454. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/54454 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 79902-63-9. 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 293220 for CAS 79902-63-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/