UNSPSC 51162001: Amobarbital/ephedrine

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 RE109. This VA Drug Class (RE109) classifies this compound as belonging to the group ANTIASTHMA, OTHER.

UNSPSC 51162001 Amobarbital/ephedrine is a Commodity code with minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned to its nominal scope. The two recent opportunities tagged to this code reflect a significant mismatch: Seminole County, Florida is procuring naloxone and drug deactivation systems for community health distribution, and Hall County, Georgia is seeking an on-site pharmacy services provider for employee health insurance plans. Neither solicitation involves amobarbital or ephedrine procurement, indicating that the code classification does not reflect the work being transacted. State and local agencies appear to use this code infrequently or misalign their internal tagging when posting pharmaceutical and pharmacy-related opportunities, making the code an unreliable predictor of actual buying activity in this category.

The geographic activity that does appear is confined to Florida and Georgia, with opportunities spanning county health departments and county employee health plans rather than state-level or multi-jurisdictional buyers. Seminole County's IFB for naloxone and drug deactivation systems (posted June 30, 2026, due July 26, 2023) requires 1,900 units of naloxone and 800 deactivation units annually with quarterly deliveries, and Hall County's RFQ/P #47-010 for on-site pharmacy services (posted May 4, 2026, due June 4, 2026) seeks a single vendor to serve approximately 3,005 eligible employees and dependents at a county health clinic. Both procurements carry standard compliance requirements including E-Verify, insurance documentation, and drug-free workplace certification. The code shows no evidence of repeat buyers, state-level purchasing, or coordinated procurement vehicles, and recent activity suggests that opportunities tagged to 51162001 may involve pharmaceutical supply or pharmacy operations rather than the specific controlled substances the code nominally describes.