Betamethasone acetate

Drug ingredient

CAS 987-24-6

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$1.1B

Top sourceSingapore 82%

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 293722 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293722, which covers 36 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).

SG 82%SingaporeGB 15%United KingdomIT 2%Italy

India
Portugal
China
Mexico
Spain
Malaysia
Canada
Israel
Jordan
Belgium

14 FDA-registered drug labelers

Advanced Rx Pharmacy of Tennessee, LLC

American Regent, Inc.

Apicore Pharmaceuticals Private Limited

Asclemed USA, Inc.

Curia Spain SAU

Hovione FarmaCiencia SA

NEWCHEM SPA

Organon LLC

Professional Compounding Centers of America

Sicor S.r.l.

Sportpharm, Inc. dba Sportpharm

Symbiotec Pharmalab Limited

SYMBIOTICA SPECIALITY INGREDIENTS SDN.BHD

TAPI Croatia Industries Ltd.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 3 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Betamethasone Sodium Phosphate and Betamethasone Acetate
•Celestone Soluspan
•Betaloan SUIK

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

Chemical Identity

CAS987-24-6

PubChem CID443967

DTXSIDDTXSID8022668

FormulaC24H31FO6

Mol. Weight434.5 g/mol

SMILESCC1CC2C3CCC4=CC(=O)C=CC4(C3(C(CC2(C1(C(=O)COC(=O)C)O)C)O)F)C

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 443967Retrieved 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

Betamethasone acetate (CAS 987-24-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/987-24-6/ PubChem: 443967. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/443967 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 987-24-6. 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 293722 for CAS 987-24-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/