Chloramphenicol sodium succinate

Drug ingredient

CAS 982-57-0

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$4M

Top sourceChina 50%

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 294140 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 294140, which covers 4 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 50%ChinaES 29%SpainIN 21%India

Israel
United Kingdom

1 FDA-registered drug labeler

Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

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

•Chloramphenicol Sodium Succinate

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

$8.68/gA2B Chem LLC

CountryUnited States

Pack$868.00 / 100 g

Purity95.58%

Vendors13 available

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

12 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$9.09	100 g	98%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$9.15	100 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$11.39	100 g	80%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$12.12	25 g	80%
Angene International Limited	United States	$20.00	25 g	80%
MedKoo Biosciences, Inc	United States	$85.00	10 g	98%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$87.12	500 mg	99%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$99.60	5 g	95%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$290.00	100 mg	95.58%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%
Key Organics Ltd.	United Kingdom	$6900.00	10 mg	97%

Chemical Identity

CAS982-57-0

PubChem CID656833

DTXSIDDTXSID2024747

FormulaC15H15Cl2N2NaO8

Mol. Weight445.2 g/mol

SMILESC1=CC(=CC=C1C(C(COC(=O)CCC(=O)[O-])NC(=O)C(Cl)Cl)O)[N+](=O)[O-].[Na+]

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 656833Retrieved 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

Chloramphenicol sodium succinate (CAS 982-57-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/982-57-0/ PubChem: 656833. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/656833 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 982-57-0. 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 294140 for CAS 982-57-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/