UNSPSC 51171502: Magaldrate

This classification denotes an anti-ulcer agent with the molecular formula 5Al.10Mg.2O4S.31HO.H2O, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier 6V88E24N5T, chemically known as aluminum magnesium hydroxide sulfate, hydrate but generally known as magaldrate, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 3086011. European Medicines Agency schedules Magaldrate in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB08636MIG.

UNSPSC 51171502 Magaldrate is a Commodity code that in practice does not align with current state and local procurement activity. Magaldrate is an aluminum-magnesium compound used as a gastric antacid and appears in the UNSPSC catalog under pharmaceutical and medical supplies. The recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code, however, uniformly solicit food service groceries—shelf-stable pantry staples, proteins, frozen entrees, dairy, produce, and consumable serviceware—rather than pharmaceutical or medical products. The mismatch suggests a cataloging error in the state and local procurement systems that have posted these opportunities, and the code itself shows no genuine recent activity in pharmaceutical or medical procurement.

The food service opportunities themselves span multiple issuing bodies and geographies. Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted three separate IFBs in August 2026 for food service and canteen groceries at state-supported living centers in Mexia and El Paso, with bid deadlines of August 25, 2026 and July 11, 2026 respectively; earlier in the year (May 2026), HHSC posted a larger statewide supplemental food and consumables procurement with a potential three-year value of $4.5 million. Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller of Public Accounts, posted an IFB in May 2026 for cafeteria food products across multiple warehouse locations with a response deadline of May 4, 2026. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, Georgia, posted an informal written quote request in October 2026 for approximately 1,062 cases of food items due October 19, 2026. The State of Georgia posted a broader food, supplies, and kitchen products RFQ in May 2026, and the State of Illinois posted a quarterly food order solicitation in June 2026. No genuine magaldrate pharmaceutical procurement opportunities appear in the recent record.