UNSPSC 51131747: Epoprostenol sodium

This classification denotes a prostaglandin analogue and antihypertensive agent with the molecular formula C20H31O5.Na, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier 4K04IQ1OF4, chemically known as u 53,217a but more generally known as epoprostenol sodium, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 5282410. European Medicines Agency schedules Epoprostenol sodium in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB01918MIG.

Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule epoprostenol sodium under HS 29375000. As of Q4 2014, EPOPROSTENOL SODIUM remains US FDA's Preferred Term for this commodity. Epoprostenol sodium bears US NLM identifiers UMLS ID C0354594 and NCI Concept Code C47514. SMILES: CCCCC[C@@H](/C=C/[C@H]1[C@@H](C[C@H]2[C@@H]1C/C(=C/CCCC(=O)[O-])/O2)O)O.[NA+].

UNSPSC 51131747 Epoprostenol sodium is a Commodity code with no recent state and local procurement activity aligned to its actual scope—the pharmaceutical product epoprostenol sodium, a prostacyclin analog used to treat pulmonary hypertension. The single recent opportunity tagged to this code is Sourcewell RFP #061626 for Law Enforcement Equipment, which bears no relation to pharmaceutical procurement and appears to reflect a cataloging error rather than authentic demand for the drug itself.

Because the recent opportunities block contains no solicitations for epoprostenol sodium or related pharmaceutical products, this code shows no actionable market signal for vendors in the prostacyclin or pulmonary hypertension therapeutic space at the state and local level. State and local health systems, corrections departments, and other issuing bodies that might procure this drug do not appear in the available opportunity records. Firms pursuing state and local pharmaceutical business should monitor related drug-class codes and vendor-direct relationships with hospital networks and regional health authorities rather than rely on UNSPSC-tagged RFP activity under this code.