UNSPSC 51131906: Pentastarch

This classification denotes a carbohydrate, polysaccharide, and glucan, and a derivative of starch used as a plasma substitute in the treatment of hemorrhage, also sometimes called hetastarch, a preparation that typically bears the molecular formula C29H52O21 and which is chemically known as 5-[6-[[3,4-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-5-methoxyoxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-3,4-dihydroxy-5-[4-hydroxy-3-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-6-(hydroxymethyl)-5-methoxyoxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methyloxane-3,4-diol, but generally known as pentastarch, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier MOQ3RNM0S, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 24846132.

UNSPSC 51131906 Pentastarch is a Commodity code for a synthetic colloid plasma volume expander used in emergency and critical-care medicine, particularly in trauma resuscitation and perioperative blood loss management. State and local governments procure pentastarch primarily through hospital systems, emergency medical services agencies, and regional trauma centers for use in acute clinical settings where rapid intravascular volume restoration is required. The product is typically purchased in bulk through competitive bidding processes by public health systems and emergency departments as part of their formulary stocking and emergency supply chains.

The recent-opportunities block contains no posted state or local RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, or ITBs tagged to this code. Without active procurement records, the geographic distribution and issuing-body mix cannot be characterized. Procurement professionals evaluating this code should verify whether state health departments, county hospitals, or municipal emergency services in their target jurisdictions include pentastarch in active solicitations or cooperative purchasing agreements; the absence of posted opportunities suggests either limited procurement velocity under this specific code or that hospitals and emergency medical services use higher-level pharmaceutical or medical supply codes in their buying cycles.