UNSPSC 51171703: Paregoric

This classification denotes an opioid and antidiarrheal agent.

UNSPSC 51171703 Paregoric is a Commodity code that does not map meaningfully to recent state and local procurement activity. The three most recent opportunities tagged under this code—a Collin County drug-testing services RFP, a Texas HHS pharmaceutical benefit management RFI, and an MMCAP generic pharmaceuticals cooperative purchasing RFP—involve specimen collection and testing logistics, direct-to-manufacturer prescription contracting, and multi-source pharmaceutical distribution respectively. None of these solicitations concern paregoric, a controlled opiate-based pharmaceutical with narrow clinical use that state and local governments do not procure in material volume. The code appears to be a misclassification artifact in state and local procurement systems, with opportunities assigned to it based on broader pharmacy or testing keywords rather than the specific commodity it names.

The geographic spread of mislabeled opportunities includes Texas (Collin County and Texas HHS Commission) and Minnesota (MMCAP, a multi-state cooperative vehicle serving state and local members including Oregon). No pattern of repeat procurement under this code is evident from the recent activity. The Collin County RFP for offender specimen collection and drug testing (due July 23, 2026, estimated contract value $600,000) and the MMCAP generic pharmaceuticals RFP (due March 26, 2026) represent the only near-term formal solicitations in the block; the Texas HHS RFI is exploratory market intelligence gathering with no award value or formal timeline. A business development professional evaluating this code should verify that paregoric procurement is genuinely a procurement need before investing in pursuit strategy—the code itself generates little actionable signal about state and local demand for the product.