Dibucaine

Drug ingredient

CAS 85-79-0

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$111M

Top sourceIndia 28%

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 293349 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293349, which covers 94 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).

IN 28%IndiaCN 27%ChinaSE 12%SwedenKR 10%South KoreaGB 4%United Kingdom

Spain
Portugal
Germany
Netherlands
Israel
Australia
Taiwan
Lithuania
South Africa
Hong Kong

5 FDA-registered drug labelers

Akron Pharma Inc.

CVS PHARMACY,INC

Geri-Care Pharmaceuticals, Corp

Rugby Laboratories Inc.

Trifecta Pharmaceuticals USA LLC

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

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

•Dibucaine
•Dibucaine Topical Anesthetic 1% Hemorrhoidal
•CVS Topical Analgesic Hemorrhoidal

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

$5.44/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$136.00 / 25 g

Purity98%

Vendors21 available

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

20 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$6.28	25 g	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$9.40	5 g	99.88%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$11.60	5 g	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$11.80	25 g	97%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$13.40	25 g	99%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$17.10	10 g	97%
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$17.16	1 g	95%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$21.66	10 g	99.81%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$24.00	5 g	95%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$28.00	1 g	99%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$32.20	5 g	98%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$52.00	1 g	99.88%
Angene International Limited	United States	$56.60	5 g	98%
Molnova	China	$82.00	500 mg	99%
Apexbio Technology LLC	United States	$110.00	500 mg	99.71%
MedKoo Biosciences, Inc	United States	$110.00	5 g	98%
Labotest KG	Germany	$453.00	1000 mg	90%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)	United States	$2900.00	100 mg	90%
Vitas M Chemical Limited	Hong Kong	$3170.00	100 mg	90%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS85-79-0

PubChem CID3025

DTXSIDDTXSID3045271

FormulaC20H29N3O2

Mol. Weight343.5 g/mol

SMILESCCCCOC1=NC2=CC=CC=C2C(=C1)C(=O)NCCN(CC)CC

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 3025Retrieved 2026-04-07
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-25
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Dibucaine (CAS 85-79-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/85-79-0/ PubChem: 3025. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3025 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 85-79-0. 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 293349 for CAS 85-79-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/