UNSPSC 51172472: Kaolin/paregoric/pectin

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 GA208. This VA Drug Class (GA208) classifies this compound as belonging to the group ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENTS.

UNSPSC 51172472 Kaolin/paregoric/pectin is a Commodity code nominally describing pharmaceutical ingredients, but recent state and local opportunities show the code applied to a mix of drug-testing services, pharmacy benefit program administration, and generic pharmaceutical distribution rather than the ingredient compounds the code name suggests. State and local buyers solicit under this code through county criminal-justice departments, state health-and-human-services agencies, and cooperative purchasing alliances. The scope of work includes offender drug-testing operations with immunoassay screening and confirmatory testing (LC/MS/MS or GC/MS), pharmacy benefit management for direct-to-manufacturer prescription programs, and wholesale distribution of generic pharmaceuticals and OTC products through authorized distributors to state and local government healthcare facilities.

Recent activity spans Texas and Minnesota, with Collin County Community Supervision and Corrections Department (Texas) posting an RFP for offender specimen collection and drug testing services due July 23, 2026, with an estimated contract value of $600,000 over two years plus three optional one-year renewals; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued an RFI on April 3, 2026 seeking vendor capabilities for a Therapeutic Pharmacy Initiative Direct-to-Manufacturer Prescriptions program; and the Minnesota Multistate Cooperative Purchasing Alliance (MMCAP), administered by the Minnesota Department of Administration, posted an RFP due March 26, 2026 to establish multiple contracts for generic pharmaceuticals and OTC products distributed across participating state and local government facilities including Oregon. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope (kaolin and paregoric ingredients) and the actual solicitation activity suggests either mis-tagging in state procurement systems or that the code serves as a catch-all for pharmaceutical and drug-testing services in practice.