UNSPSC 51141531: Valproic acid

This classification denotes an anticonvulsant agent with the molecular formula C8H16O2, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier 614OI1Z5WI, chemically known as 4-pentanoic acid, 2-propyl-, (s)- but generally known as valproic acid, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 3121. European Medicines Agency schedules Valproic acid in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB00015MIG.

UNSPSC 51141531 Valproic acid is a Commodity code that shows minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. The single recent opportunity on record—Seminole County, Florida's IFB60459723LAS posted June 30, 2026—solicits naloxone and drug deactivation systems, which fall outside the pharmaceutical antiepileptic and mood-stabilizer category that the code nominally describes. The mismatch suggests either miscoding in the county's procurement system or a shift in how the code is being applied in practice. State and local buyers using this code do not appear to be acquiring valproic acid itself at present; instead, the tagged opportunity reflects harm-reduction and emergency-response equipment procurement, a materially different scope of work.

Seminole County's naloxone solicitation represents the only recent state and local contract opportunity visible under this code. The IFB sought 1,900 units of naloxone and 800 safe drug deactivation systems annually on a two-year term with one-year renewal option, with quarterly deliveries to the Seminole County Community Health Building in Sanford, Florida and a response deadline of July 26, 2023. The procurement imposed standard compliance requirements including drug-free workplace certification, E-Verify authorization, and potential FEMA-related federal regulatory adherence. No explicit set-aside designations were named. Given the absence of additional recent opportunities and the disconnect between the code's pharmaceutical name and the actual work solicited, this code shows little current activity in state and local procurement markets and warrants close monitoring for recoding corrections or clarification of its intended scope.