UNSPSC 51172459: Calcium carbonate/magnesium hydroxide/simethicone

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 GA199. This VA Drug Class (GA199) classifies this compound as belonging to the group ANTACIDS, OTHER.

UNSPSC 51172459 Calcium carbonate/magnesium hydroxide/simethicone is a Commodity code nominally covering antacid and anti-gas pharmaceutical products, but recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code show minimal direct alignment with the code's scope. The three most recent opportunities involve offender drug testing services, pharmacy benefit program direct-to-manufacturer contracting, and generic multi-source pharmaceuticals and OTC products procurement — none of which center on the specific antacid and gastrointestinal products the code describes. State and local procurement offices appear to be using this code as a catchall for broader pharmaceutical and medical product categories or testing services rather than for targeted antacid procurement, suggesting either misclassification in the underlying solicitation data or that the code sees little dedicated activity focused on its nominal product line.

The issuing bodies in recent opportunities span a Texas county corrections department (Collin County), a state health agency (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and a multistate cooperative purchasing vehicle serving state and local facilities (Minnesota Multistate Cooperative Purchasing Alliance). Geographic activity touches Texas and Minnesota with multi-state reach through cooperative arrangements. The Collin County RFP (2026-327, due July 23, 2026, estimated value $600,000) procures offender specimen collection and drug testing services, not antacids. The Texas HHS RFI (HHS0017013, April 2026) explores direct-to-manufacturer pharmacy contracting. The MMCAP RFP (S1070000015802, due March 26, 2026) seeks generic pharmaceuticals and OTC products through authorized wholesalers. None of these solicitations specifically call for calcium carbonate, magnesium hydroxide, or simethicone products, indicating the code carries little signal value for business development professionals targeting antacid procurement activity under this UNSPSC taxonomy.