UNSPSC 51172801: Benzalkonium chloride/benzocaine/zinc chloride

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 OR900. This VA Drug Class (OR900) classifies this compound as belonging to the group DENTAL AND ORAL AGENTS, TOPICAL, OTHER.

UNSPSC 51172801 Benzalkonium chloride/benzocaine/zinc chloride, a Commodity code, covers pharmaceutical and medical chemical compounds used in state and local health, safety, and medical applications. State and local governments procure these antimicrobial, anesthetic, and astringent chemical formulations for wound care, oral health treatment, infection prevention, and topical medical use across public health departments, corrections facilities, emergency medical services, and municipal healthcare operations. The code applies to active pharmaceutical ingredients and finished formulations containing one or more of these three compounds, whether supplied as individual components or in combination products.

The recent-opportunities block provided contains no documented state and local solicitations under this code, indicating minimal current procurement activity or visibility in the state and local market at the Commodity level. Without posted opportunities to establish issuing-body patterns, geographic concentration, or representative recent work, activity assessment remains limited. Business development professionals evaluating this code should monitor state health department RFQs, corrections system medical supply contracts, and emergency response vehicle equipment procurements for emerging demand signals, as these are typical issuing bodies for specialized pharmaceutical compounds; however, current sourcing appears either consolidated, conducted through cooperative purchasing agreements, or tagged at higher UNSPSC tiers.