UNSPSC 51132306: Hetastarch/sodium chloride

This classification denotes a combination drug defined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in its (VA's) National Drug File (NDF), which falls under VA Drug Class BL800. This VA Drug Class (BL800) classifies this compound as belonging to the group VOLUME EXPANDERS.

UNSPSC 51132306 Hetastarch/sodium chloride is a Commodity code covering a synthetic colloid plasma volume expander used in acute blood loss management and perioperative fluid resuscitation in hospital and emergency care settings. State and local governments procure hetastarch/sodium chloride solutions primarily through hospital systems, health departments, emergency medical services, and correctional health programs. The product is typically purchased as part of standing orders or competitive bid cycles for injectable pharmaceutical supplies, often bundled with other IV solutions and hemostatic agents rather than as a line item alone. Issuing bodies include state health departments, county hospital authorities, municipal emergency services, and independent health districts managing acute care inventories.

The source provides no recent state or local contract opportunities tagged to this code. Without posted RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITB records, geographic concentration and representative procurement activity cannot be characterized from current market signals.