UNSPSC 51173230: Magnesium citrate/phenolphthalein/potassium bitartrate/sodium bicarbonate

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 51173230 Magnesium citrate/phenolphthalein/potassium bitartrate/sodium bicarbonate is a Commodity code with minimal recent state and local procurement activity. The single recorded opportunity shows a significant mismatch between the code's nominal pharmaceutical formulation scope and the work actually being solicited — the opportunity involves drug testing and specimen collection services for criminal justice supervision, not the laxative compound the code names. This disconnect suggests the code is either misapplied to the opportunity or sees little relevant recent activity in state and local markets.

Collin County Community Supervision and Corrections Department posted RFP 2026-327 on September 25, 2026, for offender specimen collection and drug testing services with a July 23, 2026 response deadline (the posted date postdates the due date, indicating a data quality issue in the source). The contract, estimated at $600,000 over two years with optional one-year renewals through year five, encompasses staffing two collection sites in Plano and McKinney, operating an Interactive Voice Response randomized testing system, immunoassay screening with LC/MS/MS or GC/MS confirmation, and alternative methodologies including oral fluid and hair testing. Annual testing volume is approximately 25,031 tests. The county reserves the right to award in whole or in part to multiple vendors, with scoring weighted 30 percent vendor understanding, 25 percent firm qualifications, 15 percent client references, and 30 percent cost, plus up to 30 points for optional Phase 2 demonstrations. The absence of additional recorded opportunities under this code indicates limited current state and local procurement activity aligned with the Commodity's stated scope.