Dexpanthenol

Drug ingredient

CAS 81-13-0

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$48M

Top sourceChina 72%

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 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

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

CN 72%ChinaGB 21%United KingdomDE 7%Germany

Poland
Switzerland
Netherlands
Sweden
Japan
Israel

7 FDA-registered drug labelers

BASF SE

DSM Nutritional Products, LLC

Laboratorios Quimica Son's, S.A. de C.V

Mylan Institutional LLC

Sandoz Inc

Spectrum Laboratory Products, Inc.

Willow Birch Pharma, LLC

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 3 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Vitamin B Complex
•Pediatric Infuvite Multiple Vitamins
•Babysons

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

Vendor Pricing

$0.13/gA2B Chem LLC

CountryUnited States

Pack$133.00 / 1 kg

Purity99%

Vendors22 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

21 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$0.14	500 g	99%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.15	1 kg	99%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.16	500 g	99%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$0.18	1 kg	98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$0.18	1 kg	98%
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$0.19	1 kg	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.19	1 kg	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	98%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$0.59	100 g	98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$0.77	100 g	99%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$0.77	100 g	99%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$0.80	500 g	98%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.83	100 g	99%
Angene International Limited	United States	$1.26	100 g	98%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$1.50	25 g	98%
MedKoo Biosciences, Inc	United States	$18.00	25 g	98%
Molnova	China	$45.00	1 g	99%
Apexbio Technology LLC	United States	$77.00	1 g	98%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	99%
Key Organics Ltd.	United Kingdom	$6900.00	10 mg	97%

Chemical Identity

CAS81-13-0

PubChem CID131204

DTXSIDDTXSID3022906

FormulaC9H19NO4

Mol. Weight205.25 g/mol

SMILESCC(C)(CO)C(C(=O)NCCCO)O

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 131204Retrieved 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

Dexpanthenol (CAS 81-13-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/81-13-0/ PubChem: 131204. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/131204 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 81-13-0. 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 293624 for CAS 81-13-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/