Bismuth subgallate

Drug ingredient

CAS 99-26-3

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

Molecular structure of 99-26-3
1 Bi³⁺ · 1 OH⁻
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$122M
Top sourceSouth Korea 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 291829 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291829, which covers 85 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
KR 39%South KoreaCN 26%ChinaTW 11%TaiwanJP 9%JapanSG 5%Singapore
5 FDA-registered drug labelers
5N Plus Lubeck GmbH
Laboratorios Imperiales, S.A. de C.V.
OCB Pharmaceutical S.R.L.
Spectrum Laboratory Products, Inc.
The Parthenon Co., Inc.

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses

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

  • •Devrom
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Chemical Identity

CAS99-26-3
PubChem CID73415769
DTXSIDDTXSID3046588
FormulaC7H5BiO6
Mol. Weight394.09 g/mol
SMILESC1=C(C=C(C(=C1O)[O-])[O-])C(=O)O.[OH-].[Bi+3]

Data Sources

Brief citations

Bismuth subgallate (CAS 99-26-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/99-26-3/ PubChem: 73415769. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/73415769 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 99-26-3. 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 291829 for CAS 99-26-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/