UNSPSC 51182800: Combination oxytocics

This classification denotes combination drugs and preparations that stimulate contraction of the myometrium, medically used to, for example, induce labor, or control postpartum or postabortion hemorrhage, or, in some cases, to induce abortion, which derive from the nonapeptide hormone oxytocin, and which therefore bear the term OXYTOCICS. Typical combination oxytocic constituents are dextrose and oxytocin.

UNSPSC 51182800 Combination oxytocics is a Class code that does not align with the actual procurement activity tagged to it. The recent state and local opportunity posted under this code — Seminole County, Florida's IFB for naloxone and drug deactivation systems — is a pharmaceutical supply purchase centered on opioid-overdose reversal and controlled-substance disposal, not combination oxytocic medications (labor-induction and postpartum-hemorrhage drugs used in obstetric care). The mismatch suggests either a classification error in the county's procurement system or a deliberate tag that does not reflect the clinical or purchasing intent of the buy.

The code shows minimal recent activity relevant to its nominal scope. Seminole County's IFB60459723LAS, posted June 30, 2026 with a response deadline of July 26, 2026, represents the only recent state and local opportunity visible in the tagged dataset. The procurement calls for 1,900 units of naloxone and 800 safe drug deactivation systems annually, with quarterly deliveries to the Seminole County Community Health Building in Sanford, Florida; the contract carries a two-year initial term plus one-year renewal option and requires vendors to submit unit pricing electronically through the county's e-Procurement Portal. Given the code mismatch and the absence of other recent opportunities under this UNSPSC category, prospective vendors should verify whether the code is intended for combination oxytocic procurement or whether state and local buyers are using it as a catch-all for pharmaceutical emergency-response supplies. The absence of activity targeting actual combination oxytocics suggests low state and local procurement volume under this Class code's intended scope.