UNSPSC 51241544: Phenylephrine/zinc sulfate

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 OP900. This VA Drug Class (OP900) classifies this compound as belonging to the group OPHTHALMICS, OTHER.

UNSPSC 51241544 Phenylephrine/zinc sulfate is a Commodity code for a specific pharmaceutical combination product — a decongestant and astringent eye drop — that state and local governments procure for public health programs, correctional facilities, and emergency medical services. The code represents a narrow product line rather than a broad service family; state and local buyers treat it as a line-item pharmaceutical acquisition under routine inventory and medical supply contracts. Issuing bodies include state health departments, county detention facilities, municipal emergency services, and public hospital systems. The combination formulation positions this code at the intersection of ophthalmology, allergy care, and emergency response supply chains, where procurement typically occurs through established pharmaceutical vendors, group purchasing organizations (GPOs), or cooperative purchasing frameworks rather than through competitive solicitation.

The source provides no recent state and local contract opportunities tagged to this code. This absence suggests either minimal recent procurement activity under UNSPSC 51241544 specifically, or that state and local buyers acquire this formulation through standing agreements, GPO contracts, or generic pharmaceutical schedules rather than through time-bound RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITB notices. Without posted solicitation records, no geographic concentration can be identified, and no representative recent opportunities are available to characterize issuing-body patterns or response deadlines.