Cefdinir

Drug ingredient

CAS 91832-40-5

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$546M

Top sourceItaly 41%

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 294190 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 294190, which covers 90 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).

IT 41%ItalyCN 24%ChinaDK 9%DenmarkHR 6%CroatiaIN 6%India

United Kingdom
Slovakia
Slovenia
Mexico
Canada
Germany
Belgium
Japan
Switzerland
Netherlands
Czech Republic
Uruguay
South Korea
Hong Kong
Portugal
Australia

23 FDA-registered drug labelers

A-S Medication Solutions

American Health Packaging

Ascend Laboratories, LLC

Asclemed USA, Inc.

Aurobindo Pharma Limited

AvKARE

BluePoint Laboratories

Bryant Ranch Prepack

Covalent Laboratories Private Limited

DIRECT RX

Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Major Pharmaceuticals

Northwind Health Company, LLC

NuCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

PD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Preferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Proficient Rx LP

PURE AND CURE HEALTHCARE PRIVATE LIMITED

Redpharm Drug, Inc.

REMEDYREPACK INC.

Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc.

Sandoz Inc

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 1 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Cefdinir

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

$52.00/gApexbio Technology LLC

CountryUnited States

Pack$260.00 / 5 g

Purity99.65%

Vendors1 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS91832-40-5

PubChem CID6915944

DTXSIDDTXSID8046084

FormulaC14H13N5O5S2

Mol. Weight395.4 g/mol

SMILESC=CC1=C(N2C(C(C2=O)NC(=O)C(=NO)C3=CSC(=N3)N)SC1)C(=O)O

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 6915944Retrieved 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

Cefdinir (CAS 91832-40-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/91832-40-5/ PubChem: 6915944. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6915944 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 91832-40-5. 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 294190 for CAS 91832-40-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/