UNSPSC 51181579: Empagliflozin

Empagliflozin is a medication used together with diet and exercise to treat type 2 diabetes. It can be prescribed instead of metformin and has benefits over sulfonylureas.

UNSPSC 51181579 Empagliflozin is a Commodity code nominally identifying a specific pharmaceutical product, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code show little concrete activity centered on empagliflozin itself. Instead, the tagged opportunities span a much broader pharmaceutical and medical-supply procurement landscape: long-term care facility drug distribution (Dane County), emergency medical services pharmaceuticals and supplies (Tucson Fire Department, West Texas Centers for Mental Health and Mental Retardation), naloxone and drug deactivation systems (Seminole County), forensic reference drug standards (Pinellas County), and ancillary services including EMS protocol applications with drug-dosage calculation (Collier County). State and local issuers include county health systems, county emergency management and behavioral health agencies, city fire departments, and county forensic laboratories. The scope of work actually being solicited encompasses medication purchasing, inventory management, prescription dispensing and delivery, pharmacist consultation, controlled-substance handling, pharmacy network participation, and integrated software platforms for medication distribution and protocol management. Issuing bodies are predominantly county-level health and human services departments, city fire departments, and specialized health care facilities.

Geographic activity clusters in Florida (Collier, Dane, Seminole, Pinellas counties), with secondary activity in Texas (Tucson, West Texas Centers) and Oregon (Washington County). Representative recent opportunities include Dane County's RFP for pharmaceutical services to Badger Prairie Health Care Center (proposals due October 22, 2026), the City of Tucson Fire Department's RFP for BLS/ALS pharmaceuticals and VendNovation vending-machine systems (proposals were due June 24, 2026), and West Texas Centers' RFP for prescription and pharmacy services across 35 service sites in 23 counties (proposals due August 21, 2026). Collier County issued a Notice of Intent to Single Source the Handtevy mobile application for EMS drug-dosage calculation and protocol integration (protest deadline September 24, 2026). The code as tagged shows mismatch between its nominal scope (empagliflozin, a diabetes medication) and the actual pharmaceutical procurement activity being captured, suggesting either broad tagging practices by issuing offices or data-entry inconsistencies in the state and local systems.