UNSPSC 51172600: Combination antiemetics

This classification denotes combination drugs that prevent nausea or vomiting, ANTIEMETICS act by a wide range of mechanisms: some act on the medullary control centers (the vomiting center and the chemoreceptive trigger zone) while others affect the peripheral receptors. Typical antiemetic constituents are dextrose and fructose.

UNSPSC 51172600 Combination antiemetics is a Class code that does not match the work being solicited under it in recent state and local procurement activity. The three recent opportunities tagged to this code involve offender drug testing services, pharmacy benefit program direct-to-manufacturer contracting, and generic multi-source pharmaceutical distribution through cooperative purchasing — none of which concern antiemetic medications or their procurement. The code appears to see little relevant recent activity; the mismatch between the nominal scope and the actual solicitations suggests either classification error in the opportunities themselves or minimal purchasing volume under the antiemetics code at the state and local level.

The issuing bodies in the recent opportunities span multiple jurisdiction types: Collin County (criminal justice), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (state health agency), and the Minnesota Multistate Cooperative Purchasing Alliance (cooperative administered by a state procurement office). Geographic activity centers on Texas and Minnesota, with the Minnesota cooperative serving multiple states including Oregon. Representative opportunities include Collin County's July 2026 RFP for offender specimen collection and drug testing services (due July 23, 2026, with an estimated contract value of $600,000 over two years), the Texas HHS Commission's April 2026 RFI on direct-to-manufacturer prescription programs, and the Minnesota cooperative's January 2026 RFP for generic pharmaceuticals and OTC products (proposals due March 26, 2026). None of these solicitations concerns combination antiemetics specifically.