Ropivacaine

Drug ingredientActive Shortage

CAS 84057-95-4

This drug ingredient is in active FDA shortage. At least one manufacturer cannot meet demand.

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$1.3B

Top sourceChina 32%

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 293339 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293339, which covers 397 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 32%ChinaIN 15%IndiaDE 10%GermanyBE 9%BelgiumCH 8%Switzerland

Taiwan
Ukraine
Sweden
Argentina
Canada
Finland
Malta
Israel
Netherlands
Denmark
United Arab Emirates
Mexico
Brunei
Slovakia
Australia
South Africa
Poland
Latvia
Lithuania
Estonia
Slovenia
Czech Republic
Croatia
Hong Kong

1 FDA-registered drug labeler

Apothecon Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream UsesNot recorded

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."

Active Shortage

Shortage History

Rows group FDA shortage filings by drug product. Each manufacturer makes its own FDA shortage filing, so one product can carry several reports at once: Available, Limited Availability, Unavailable or to be discontinued.

Current shortage
Ropivacaine Hydrochloride Injection
Shortage listed since March 23, 2018
Manufacturer reports: 1 unavailable, 1 limited, 3 available

See all current drug shortages

Chemical Identity

CAS84057-95-4

PubChem CID175805

DTXSIDDTXSID4040187

FormulaC17H26N2O

Mol. Weight274.4 g/mol

SMILESCCCN1CCCCC1C(=O)NC2=C(C=CC=C2C)C

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 175805Retrieved 2026-04-07
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-25
FDA Drug ShortagesRetrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Ropivacaine (CAS 84057-95-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/84057-95-4/ PubChem: 175805. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/175805 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 84057-95-4. Retrieved 2026-04-25. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ FDA Drug Shortages: CAS 84057-95-4. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/drugshortages/ US Census international trade: HS 293339 for CAS 84057-95-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/