UNSPSC 51241108: Echothiophate or ecothiopate

This classification denotes an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor with the molecular formula C9H23NO3PS.I, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier BA9QH3P00T, chemically known as s-ester of (2-mercaptoethyl)trimethylammonium iodide with o,o-diethyl phosphorothioate but generally known as echothiophate iodide, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 10547. European Medicines Agency schedules Ecothiopate in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB01856MIG.

UNSPSC 51241108 Echothiophate or ecothiopate is a Commodity code for a pharmaceutical active ingredient used in ophthalmic treatments, specifically a cholinesterase inhibitor applied topically to the eye. State and local governments procure this agent through pharmacy benefit managers, corrections health services, and public health clinics serving low-income or uninsured populations. The drug is used primarily to treat glaucoma and other intraocular-pressure-related conditions in patients who lack commercial insurance coverage or access to private ophthalmology care. Issuing bodies include state departments of health, county health departments, municipal clinics, and state and county corrections agencies. School districts and transit authorities do not typically procure pharmaceutical active ingredients at the commodity level; acquisitions flow through centralized state pharmacy contracting vehicles or regional cooperative purchasing consortia rather than individual jurisdiction RFPs.

No recent state and local contract opportunities appear in the available data for this UNSPSC code. The narrow pharmaceutical scope, specialized clinical use, and limited patient populations likely mean this commodity is sourced through standing state and federal pharmacy agreements or group purchasing organization frameworks rather than posted solicitations. Firms pursuing this code should monitor state health department schedule updates and corrections agency RFQs for pharmacy supplies, and track cooperative purchasing vehicles such as NASCAS (National Association of State Cooperative Purchasing) contracts that bundle ophthalmic pharmaceuticals.