UNSPSC 51172503: Charcoal/ipecac

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 AD900. This VA Drug Class (AD900) classifies this compound as belonging to the group ANTIDOTES/DETERRENTS, OTHER.

UNSPSC 51172503 Charcoal/ipecac is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement appears to cover medical countermeasures and public health supply procurement rather than the traditional activated charcoal and ipecac indicated by its nominal name. Seminole County, Florida's recent IFB solicitation for naloxone and safe drug deactivation systems demonstrates that the code tags emergency medical supplies and harm-reduction products acquired by county health departments and community health agencies to support public health initiatives. The scope encompasses both the pharmaceutical products themselves and associated delivery logistics, with vendors required to supply units on a recurring basis with quarterly fulfillment schedules. Issuing bodies soliciting under this code include county health departments and community health agencies operating public health programs; the recent activity shows county-level health procurement rather than state or municipal distribution.

Seminole County, Florida represents the primary recent geographic activity under the code. Seminole County's IFB 60459723LAS, posted June 30, 2026, sought 1,900 units of naloxone and 800 safe drug deactivation systems annually with quarterly deliveries to the Seminole County Community Health Building at 520 W. Lake Mary Blvd, Sanford, Florida 32771, with a response deadline of July 26, 2026. The contract includes a two-year initial term with an optional one-year renewal, fixed-fee pricing, and potential FEMA funding. Vendors must provide unit costs for each line item, maintain workers' compensation and commercial general liability coverage, and comply with drug-free workplace certification and E-Verify requirements; the county does not specify explicit disadvantaged-enterprise set-asides in the procurement notice.