UNSPSC 51183505: Metformin

This classification denotes an anti-diabetic agent with the molecular formula C4H11N5, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier (SRS UNII) 9100L32L2N, chemically known as 1,1-dimethylbiguanide but more generally known as metformin, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 4091. European Medicines Agency schedules Metformin in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB08831MIG.

UNSPSC 51183505 Metformin is a Commodity code covering the procurement of metformin, an oral antidiabetic medication. State and local governments purchase metformin primarily through corrections departments, public health agencies, and school districts to support inmate and patient pharmaceutical needs, though metformin also appears in bulk purchasing by state Medicaid programs and county health systems. The medication is typically procured as a generic pharmaceutical in tablet form under competitive bidding or through established state pharmaceutical contracts and cooperative purchasing agreements. Issuing bodies include state corrections systems, county detention facilities, municipal health clinics, and state and regional pharmacy benefit managers acting as centralized purchasing hubs for multiple local health entities.

The source provided contains no recent state or local contract opportunities under this code. Without posted solicitations naming specific jurisdictions, response dates, or notice types, no geographic concentration or representative opportunities can be identified.