UNSPSC 51183613: Insulin glulisine

This classification denotes a therapeutic insulin with the molecular formula C258H384N64O78S6, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier 7XIY785AZD, 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.

UNSPSC 51183613 Insulin glulisine is a Commodity code covering the procurement of this rapid-acting insulin analog by state and local health agencies, primarily Medicaid programs, state health departments, and public hospital systems that furnish diabetes care to uninsured and low-income populations. State and local buyers use this code to source insulin glulisine for outpatient dispensing, emergency department use, and inpatient hospital formularies. The drug is procured through a mix of direct purchase from manufacturers, group purchasing organization (GPO) contracts, and state Medicaid pharmaceutical benefit management (PBM) arrangements. Issuing bodies typically include state Medicaid agencies, county health departments, municipal hospital authorities, and regional health districts that maintain formularies or operate their own pharmacy operations.

The source provides no recent state and local contract opportunities tagged to UNSPSC 51183613 Insulin glulisine. Without posted RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITB activity, geographic spread and near-term pursuit signals cannot be assessed from procurement records. Insulin procurement at the state and local level often flows through standing state Medicaid contracts, federal 340B pricing programs, or cooperative purchasing agreements negotiated at the state level rather than through individual solicitations, which may explain the absence of posted opportunities under this specific code. Business development professionals should monitor state Medicaid agency websites, GPO catalogs, and health department formulary updates for procurement signals in this category.