UNSPSC 51111800: Hormones and antihormones

This classification denotes chemical substances having a specific regulatory effect on the activity of a certain organ or organs. the term was originally applied to substances secreted by various endocrine glands and transported in the bloodstream to the target organs. it is sometimes extended to include those substances that are not produced by the endocrine glands but that have similar effects. this classification also codifies preparations that prohibit the function of hormones or, at any rate, reduces their affects.

UNSPSC 51111800 Hormones and antihormones is a Class code that covers pharmaceutical hormone products and hormone-antagonist medications used in state and local healthcare delivery, corrections, and institutional settings. State and local governments procure these products primarily through health departments, corrections departments, public health agencies, and institutional healthcare systems for patient treatment, disease management, and clinical protocols. Scope includes injectable and oral hormone therapies, hormone-replacement medications, endocrine-disorder treatments, and related pharmaceutical products meeting FDA approval and state pharmacy standards. Issuing bodies span state health and human services departments, county health agencies, municipal hospitals and clinics, correctional facilities, and public university medical centers, with corrections departments and state Medicaid agencies appearing as significant repeat buyers across multiple jurisdictions.

The source provides no recent state and local solicitations under this code, so current market activity cannot be characterized by geography or representative opportunity.