UNSPSC 51162745: Tiopronin

This classification denotes an agent affecting blood and body fluid with the molecular formula C5H9NO3S, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier (SRS UNII) C5W04GO61S, chemically known as glycine, n-(2-mercaptopropionyl)- but more generally known as tiopronin, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 5483. European Medicines Agency schedules Tiopronin in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB11089MIG. The term TIOPRONIN is an International Non-Proprietary Name.

UNSPSC 51162745 Tiopronin is a Commodity code that encompasses pharmaceutical products and related healthcare supplies procured by state and local governments for correctional health systems, public health agencies, and community health initiatives. State and local buyers under this code solicit parenteral nutrition solutions, intravenous products, naloxone, and drug deactivation systems to support medically necessary care for incarcerated individuals and community health programs. The issuing bodies include state departments of corrections, county health departments, and county procurement offices. Correctional agencies are the primary repeat buyers, with procurement typically driven by statutory obligations to provide healthcare to incarcerated populations.

The Washington State Department of Corrections issued RFQ RFQQK13020 in September 2026 (due October 7, 2026) for parenteral products, services, and equipment supplying eight correctional facilities across West, Central, and East regions, with parenteral nutrition bags requiring 24-hour turnaround and other parenteral products within 8 hours; the contract runs through June 30, 2030 with DOC potentially awarding up to three bidders per region and pricing fixed for the initial two-year term. Seminole County, Florida issued IFB 60459723LAS in June 2026 for 1,900 units of naloxone and 800 safe drug deactivation systems annually with quarterly deliveries to the Seminole County Community Health Building. Recent activity centers in Washington and Florida; both opportunities require substantial insurance coverage (commercial general liability minimums of $1 million to $2 million) and state business licensure or federal employment eligibility verification, with small business and minority-owned business participation encouraged in the Washington procurement under Chapter 39.19 RCW.