UNSPSC 51171508: Magnesium carbonate

This classification denotes an electrolyte replacement agent, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier 0E53J927NA. European Medicines Agency schedules Magnesia carbonica in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB34276. Magnesium carbonate generally arises in the molecular formula CO3.MG.H2O. The term 'magnesium carbonate' is a United States Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia Name designation. As of Q4 2014, MAGNESIUM CARBONATE remains the US FDA Preferred Term for this commodity.

Magnesium carbonate bears US NLM identifiers UMLS ID C0065517 and NCI Concept Code C66048. SMILES: OC(=O)O.

UNSPSC 51171508 Magnesium carbonate (Commodity) shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity — the single opportunity tagged under this code is Collin County's RFP 2026-327 for offender specimen collection and drug testing services, which involves laboratory immunoassay screening, LC/MS/MS and GC/MS confirmation testing, oral fluid and hair testing, and Interactive Voice Response system operation, with no magnesium carbonate component specified in the scope. The mismatch suggests a miscoding by the issuing body rather than active state and local demand for the chemical commodity itself.

Without recent opportunities aligned to the code's actual chemical scope, pursue activity under this Commodity code with caution. Verify that any pending solicitations in your target markets are correctly tagged and genuinely require magnesium carbonate as a raw material, component, or reagent input — for example, in water treatment, industrial manufacturing, or laboratory applications — rather than misclassified service contracts.