UNSPSC 51173208: Bisacodyl/electrolytes/peg-3350

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 GA209. This VA Drug Class (GA209) classifies this compound as belonging to the group LAXATIVES, OTHER.

UNSPSC 51173208 Bisacodyl/electrolytes/peg-3350 is a Commodity code that does not match the state and local procurement activity actually being tagged under it. The three recent opportunities in the available dataset—offender drug testing services, a pharmacy benefit manager procurement, and generic pharmaceutical supply through a multistate cooperative—involve specimen collection, pharmacy contracting, and pharmaceutical distribution but do not target bisacodyl, electrolytes, or peg-3350 products specifically. The mismatch suggests either broad tagging of pharmaceutical and health services procurement under this code or a data classification artifact. State and local buyers do procure bowel-prep and electrolyte-replacement medications as part of institutional healthcare operations (corrections facilities, public health clinics, municipal hospitals, and county health departments), but recent solicitations in this dataset do not isolate these products as a dedicated line item.

Geographic activity appears scattered across Texas and the Upper Midwest based on recent posting dates, with the Collin County Community Supervision and Corrections Department (Texas) issuing an RFP for offender drug testing services due July 23, 2026, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission releasing an RFI on direct-to-manufacturer pharmacy programs in April 2026, and the Minnesota Multistate Cooperative Purchasing Alliance (MMCAP) issuing an RFP for generic pharmaceuticals and OTC products with a March 26, 2026 response date. However, none of these opportunities explicitly solicits bisacodyl or electrolyte-based gastrointestinal products, and the code shows insufficient recent activity specifically targeting this commodity to support a reliable demand signal or issuing-body characterization at this time.