UNSPSC 51173215: Bryonia/hydrastis/phenolphthalein

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 GA204. This VA Drug Class (GA204) classifies this compound as belonging to the group STIMULANT LAXATIVES.

UNSPSC 51173215 Bryonia/hydrastis/phenolphthalein, a Commodity code, does not map cleanly to the state and local procurement activity posted under it. The recent opportunities tagged to this code include offender drug testing services (Collin County Community Supervision and Corrections Department), a Texas Health and Human Services Commission RFI on direct-to-manufacturer prescription programs, and a Minnesota cooperative purchasing RFP for generic pharmaceuticals and OTC products. None of these solicitations reference bryonia, hydrastis, or phenolphthalein specifically, nor do they request these botanicals or laxative compounds as line items. The code's nominal scope—herbal or chemical pharmaceutical ingredients—does not align with what is actually being solicited: drug testing logistics, pharmacy benefit management infrastructure, and broad-based generic pharmaceutical distribution contracts.

The issuing bodies span state health and corrections agencies (Texas HHS Commission, Collin County CSCD) and a multistate cooperative purchasing alliance (MMCAP, administrated by Minnesota), representing a mix of state departments and county government. Geographic activity centers on Texas and Minnesota, with MMCAP extending to Oregon and other participating jurisdictions. The single representative opportunity with concrete specifications—Collin County's RFP 2026-327 for offender specimen collection and drug testing services, due July 23, 2026, with an estimated contract value of $600,000—involves immunoassay screening and confirmatory testing methodologies, not the herbal or chemical compounds named in the code. No recent opportunities show direct procurement of bryonia, hydrastis, or phenolphthalein products, suggesting this code receives little or no current state and local solicitation activity aligned with its stated commodity scope.