UNSPSC 51191912: Idebenone

This classification denotes an antioxidant, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier HB6PN45W4J. European Medicines Agency schedules Idebenone in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB08114MIG. Idebenone generally arises in the molecular formula C19H30O5. The term IDEBENONE is an International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients designation. IDEBENONE is scheduled in the U.S. International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff System (HTS) Pharmaceutical Appendix.

Most nations schedule idebenone under HS 29146990 and SITC 51629. As of Q4 2014, IDEBENONE remains the US FDA Preferred Term for this commodity. Idebenone bears US NLM identifiers UMLS ID C0123163 and NCI Concept Code C74158. SMILES: OCCCCCCCCCCC1=C(C(=O)C(=C(OC)C1=O)OC)C.

UNSPSC 51191912 Idebenone, a Commodity code, shows a significant mismatch between its nominal scope and recent state and local procurement activity. The three most recent opportunities tagged under this code involve DeZurik/APCO industrial valves and repair services for wastewater treatment (Broward County, Florida), parenteral nutrition and intravenous solutions for correctional healthcare (Washington State Department of Corrections), and sodium bisulfite chemical supply for municipal water treatment (City of Meriden, Connecticut). None of these solicitations directly concern idebenone, a pharmaceutical compound used in mitochondrial disease treatment. The code appears to be misapplied across these opportunities, and state and local procurement bodies are not currently using this Commodity code to solicit idebenone itself.

The issuing bodies span county government (Broward County), state departments (Washington DOC), and municipal utilities (City of Meriden), suggesting the code may be serving as a catch-all for miscellaneous pharmaceutical, chemical, or industrial-component procurement. Geographic activity is dispersed across Florida, Washington, and Connecticut with no clear regional concentration. The recent solicitations include an RFI posted September 18, 2026 with responses due September 29, 2026; an RFQQ posted September 8, 2026 with bids due October 7, 2026 and a pre-bid conference on September 23, 2026; and an IFB posted August 14, 2026 with a July 29, 2026 due date. Given the mismatch between the code's stated commodity and the actual work being solicited, pursuit under this code is not recommended without clarification from the issuing authority on coding intent.