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Pseudoephedrine

Drug ingredient

CAS 90-82-4

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

Molecular structure of 90-82-4
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$6M
Top sourceGermany 73%

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 293942 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293942, which covers 3 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 73%GermanyIN 27%India
2 FDA-registered drug labelers
Catalent Pharma Solutions, LLC
Malladi Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Limited

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Chemical Identity

CAS90-82-4
PubChem CID7028
DTXSIDDTXSID0023537
FormulaC10H15NO
Mol. Weight165.23 g/mol
SMILESCC(C(C1=CC=CC=C1)O)NC

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Pseudoephedrine (CAS 90-82-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/90-82-4/ PubChem: 7028. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7028 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 90-82-4. 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 293942 for CAS 90-82-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/