UNSPSC 51183608: Insulin beef

This classification denotes a peptide hormone with the molecular formula C254H377N65O75S6, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier 576O9IZ534, chemically known as insulin (ox), 8a-l-threonine-10a-l-isoleucine-30b-l-threonine- but more generally known as insulin, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 16129672. European Medicines Agency schedules Insulin in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB02689MIG. The term INSULIN is an International Non-Proprietary Name.

INSULIN is scheduled in the U.S. International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff System (HTS) Pharmaceutical Appendix. As of Q4 2014, INSULIN BEEF remains US FDA's Preferred Term for this commodity.

UNSPSC 51183608 Insulin beef is a Commodity code covering beef-derived insulin products for medical use. State and local governments procure this code principally through public health departments, correctional facilities, and healthcare systems serving indigent or incarcerated populations with diabetes management needs. The product category includes insulin formulations derived from bovine sources, used where synthetic or recombinant alternatives are unavailable, contraindicated, or where cost or formulary constraints favor beef-derived stock.

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