lithium citrate

Drug ingredient

CAS 919-16-4

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$130M

Top sourceIsrael 39%

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 291815 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291815, which covers 34 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).

IL 39%IsraelIN 14%IndiaDE 13%GermanyCN 10%ChinaIT 6%Italy

Brazil
Japan
Netherlands
Australia
Lithuania
United Kingdom
Norway
South Korea
Czech Republic
Lebanon
Ireland
Turkey
Estonia
Mexico
Switzerland

5 FDA-registered drug labelers

Advagen Pharma Ltd

Maithri Drugs Private Limited

Precision Dose, Inc.

REMEDYREPACK INC.

Saptalis Pharmaceuticals, LLC

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

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

•Lithium

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

$11.13/gMedChemExpress MCE

CountrySweden

Pack$55.66 / 5 g

Purity98%

Vendors2 available

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

1 more vendor

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$43.20	25 g	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS919-16-4

PubChem CID13520

DTXSIDDTXSID70883185

FormulaC6H5Li3O7

Mol. Weight210 g/mol

SMILES[Li+].[Li+].[Li+].C(C(=O)[O-])C(CC(=O)[O-])(C(=O)[O-])O

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 13520Retrieved 2026-04-07
EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-24
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

lithium citrate (CAS 919-16-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/919-16-4/ PubChem: 13520. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/13520 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 919-16-4. 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 291815 for CAS 919-16-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/