Medetomidine

Drug ingredient

CAS 86347-14-0

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$114M

Top sourceChina 26%

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 293329 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293329, which covers 173 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 26%ChinaIN 17%IndiaKR 16%South KoreaDE 9%GermanyIT 9%Italy

Australia
Brazil
Czech Republic
Ireland
Sweden
Ukraine
Poland
United Arab Emirates
Hungary
Israel
Netherlands
Canada
Saudi Arabia
Greece
Belgium
Austria
Latvia
Singapore
Denmark

1 FDA-registered drug labeler

Pharmatory Oy

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."

No Shortage

Vendor Pricing

$39.20/gCombi-Blocks, Inc.

CountryUnited States

Pack$980.00 / 25 g

Purity98%

Vendors7 available

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

6 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$75.60	5 g	97%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$2290.00	200 mg	99.88%
TargetMol Chemicals US	United States	$2970.00	100 mg	99.88%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$4755.30	100 mg	99.99%
TargetMol Chemicals EU	Austria	$5080.00	25 mg	99.88%
Apexbio Technology LLC	United States	$8300.00	50 mg	99.76%

Chemical Identity

CAS86347-14-0

PubChem CID68602

DTXSIDDTXSID6048258

FormulaC13H16N2

Mol. Weight200.28 g/mol

SMILESCC1=C(C(=CC=C1)C(C)C2=CN=CN2)C

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 68602Retrieved 2026-04-07
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-25
FDA Drug ShortagesRetrieved 2026-06-13
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Medetomidine (CAS 86347-14-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/86347-14-0/ PubChem: 68602. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/68602 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 86347-14-0. Retrieved 2026-04-25. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ FDA Drug Shortages: CAS 86347-14-0. Retrieved 2026-06-13. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/drugshortages/ US Census international trade: HS 293329 for CAS 86347-14-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/