UNSPSC 51182200: Drugs for inducing labor

This classification denotes drugs that stimulate contraction of the myometrium. they are used to induce labor, obstetric at term, to prevent or control postpartum or postabortion hemorrhage, and to assess fetal status in high risk pregnancies. they may also be used alone or with other drugs to induce abortions (abortifacients). oxytocics used clinically include the neurohypophyseal hormone oxytocin and certain prostaglandins and ergot alkaloids.

UNSPSC 51182200 Drugs for inducing labor is a Class code that covers pharmaceutical products used to initiate or accelerate labor in obstetric settings. State and local governments procure these drugs primarily through their health departments, public hospital systems, and clinical care facilities that operate maternity services. The code encompasses medications such as oxytocin and misoprostol that are administered under medical supervision to manage labor induction in pregnant patients. Purchasing entities include state departments of health, county hospital authorities, municipal health systems, and special-purpose hospital districts that operate obstetric units or provide maternal health services to their populations.

The source provided contains no recent state and local contract opportunities tagged to this code, and therefore no geographic concentration, issuing-body repeat patterns, or representative solicitations can be identified from current market activity.