alpha-Arbutin
Drug ingredientCAS 84380-01-8
This chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.
US productionNot reported
Top sourceNo public record
This chemical is not on EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act inventory, the list behind EPA’s production survey.
Why supply is unknownWhere It Comes From
EPA and Census publish no US supply data for this chemical.
2 FDA-registered drug labelers
Guangzhou Kadiya Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
HANCHOYEANBIOTEC Co.,Ltd.
Why It Matters
Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses
Appears in 4 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Glutathione
- •Knucklepeelingbodyoil
- •Super Lightening Based on Gold 24k and Kojic Acid Cream
- •Collage Serum
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
Chemical Identity
CAS84380-01-8
PubChem CID158637
DTXSIDDTXSID20233358
FormulaC12H16O7
Mol. Weight272.25 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC(=CC=C1O)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O
Data Sources
- PubChem · compound 158637Retrieved 2026-04-07
- FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-25
- FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
Brief citations
alpha-Arbutin (CAS 84380-01-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/84380-01-8/ PubChem: 158637. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/158637 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 84380-01-8. 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/