UNSPSC 51241515: Carboxymethylcellulose/hypromellose

This classification denotes a combination drug defined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in its (VA's) National Drug File (NDF), which falls under VA Drug Class OP500. This VA Drug Class (OP500) classifies this compound as belonging to the group EYE WASHES/LUBRICANTS.

UNSPSC 51241515 Carboxymethylcellulose/hypromellose, a Commodity code, represents cellulose-derivative pharmaceutical excipients and specialty chemical additives that state and local governments procure primarily through health departments, correctional facilities, and public health laboratories for use in medications, medical formulations, and laboratory applications. The code covers both carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), a thickening and binding agent used in pharmaceuticals and personal care products, and hypromellose (hydroxypropyl methylcellulose or HPMC), a film-forming and viscosity-controlling excipient common in tablet coatings and ophthalmic solutions. State and local procurement under this code is driven largely by institutional healthcare operations, pharmaceutical purchasing cooperatives, and supply-chain consolidation through state pharmaceutical contracts.

The source provides no recent state or local contract opportunities tagged to UNSPSC 51241515. Without posted RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITB activity in the most-recent-opportunities block, no geographic concentration, issuing-body pattern, or representative solicitations can be characterized from current market signals. This code appears inactive in the state and local procurement channels monitored for this analysis.