UNSPSC 51182027: Flutamide

This classification denotes an aromatic compound and anti-androgen with the molecular formula C11H11F3N2O3, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier 76W6J0943E, chemically known as propanamide, 2-methyl-n-(4-nitro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)- but generally known as flutamide, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 3397. European Medicines Agency schedules Flutamide in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB07756MIG.

UNSPSC 51182027 Flutamide is a Commodity code covering the procurement of flutamide, an androgen receptor antagonist used in prostate cancer treatment. State and local governments purchase this pharmaceutical under the code primarily through health departments, public hospital systems, correctional health programs, and Medicaid agencies that operate formularies or purchase drugs on behalf of state-covered populations. The solicitations under this code typically involve bulk pharmaceutical procurement through competitive bidding processes, often as part of larger drug-purchasing frameworks or standalone RFQs and ITBs for specific therapeutic categories.

The recent opportunities block provided does not contain any examples of state or local solicitations currently posted under UNSPSC 51182027, so no representative RFPs, RFQs, ITBs, or response dates are available for reference. Without posted opportunities in the source, geographic distribution and issuing-body concentration cannot be characterized. Flutamide procurement at the state and local level tends to be routine and consolidated — most states route cancer-treatment pharmaceuticals through centralized Medicaid purchasing or statewide healthcare cooperative agreements — but the absence of recent visible solicitation activity under this specific code may reflect either the maturity of existing vendor relationships, the use of broader pharmaceutical family codes in actual RFPs, or infrequent standalone solicitation cycles for this particular agent.