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Finasteride

Drug ingredient

CAS 98319-26-7

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

Molecular structure of 98319-26-7
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$154M
Top sourceItaly 60%

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 293729 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293729, which covers 57 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IT 60%ItalyES 14%SpainCN 11%ChinaDE 6%GermanyAT 2%Austria
50 FDA-registered drug labelers
A-S Medication Solutions
Accord Healthcare, Inc.
American Health Packaging
Aphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC
Ascend Laboratories, LLC
Asclemed USA, Inc.
Atlantic Biologicals Corps
Aurobindo Pharma Limited
AvPAK
AX Pharmaceutical Corp
Bryant Ranch Prepack
Burel Pharmaceuticals, LLC
Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Cardinal Health 107, LLC
Cipla Ltd.
CoreRx, Inc.
Darmerica, LLC
Direct_Rx
Dr Reddys Laboratories Inc
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited
Exelan Pharmaceuticals Inc.
F.I.S. FABBRICA ITALIANA SINTETICI S.P.A.
Fagron Inc
Guangzhou ChuanMa International Trading Co.,Ltd.
Hetero Labs Limited
Hubei Gedian humanwell Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd
JOHNSON BIOPHARMACEUTICAL INC.
Legacy Pharmaceutical Packaging, LLC
LETCO MEDICAL, LLC
Major Pharmaceuticals
Medisca Inc.
MSN Laboratories Private Limited
NCS HealthCare of KY, LLC dba Vangard Labs
NuCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Organon LLC
Pharma Source Direct, Inc.
Preferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Professional Compounding Centers of America dba PCCA
Proficient Rx LP
QUALLENT PHARMACEUTICALS HEALTH LLC
REMEDYREPACK INC.
Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc.
SHAKTI LIFESCIENCE PRIVATE LIMITED
Spectrum Laboratory Products, Inc.
STERLING SPA
SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES, INC.
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
Thirty Madison Inc
Willow Birch Pharma, Inc
Xenex Laboratories Inc

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses

Appears in 6 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Finasteride
  • •Propecia
  • •Johnson FOAM
  • •Minoxidil Hair Generation Serum
  • •Johnson FOAM PRO
  • •Proscar
FDA Shortage Status
No Shortage
Shortage History
  • to be discontinued

    Finasteride Tablet

    Shortage listed since August 19, 2025

See all current drug shortages

Vendor Pricing

$15.00/gAK Scientific Specialized
CountryUnited States
Pack$150.00 / 10 g
Purity95%
Vendors4 available

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

3 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$21.0010 g98%
Vitas M Chemical LimitedHong Kong$9000.0010 mg90%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$10500.0010 mg90%

Chemical Identity

CAS98319-26-7
PubChem CID57363
DTXSIDDTXSID3020625
FormulaC23H36N2O2
Mol. Weight372.5 g/mol
SMILESCC12CCC3C(C1CCC2C(=O)NC(C)(C)C)CCC4C3(C=CC(=O)N4)C

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Finasteride (CAS 98319-26-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/98319-26-7/ PubChem: 57363. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/57363 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 98319-26-7. Retrieved 2026-04-25. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ FDA Drug Shortages: CAS 98319-26-7. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/drugshortages/ US Census international trade: HS 293729 for CAS 98319-26-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/