UNSPSC 51241837: Calamine/diphenhydramine

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 DE900. This VA Drug Class (DE900) classifies this compound as belonging to the group DERMATOLOGICALS, TOPICAL OTHER.

UNSPSC 51241837 Calamine/diphenhydramine is a Commodity code representing individual pharmaceutical products state and local governments procure for emergency medical response and first aid. The City of Tampa Fire Rescue Department's ITB 25-P-00157 illustrates the actual scope: calamine and diphenhydramine sit within a broader medical aid supplies buy that includes antiseptic sprays, hydrogen peroxide, aspirin, pain relievers, bandages, first aid kits, and emergency blankets used by emergency responders. Fire and rescue departments are the primary buyers under this code, procuring these items for field treatment and first aid kits maintained at stations. State and local health departments, transit authorities, and school districts may also use this code when stocking employee health or emergency-response supplies. The source identifies one recent opportunity from a municipal fire department; the broader issuing-body pattern remains unclear from available records.

The City of Tampa's April 2026 ITB (with bid opening April 9, 2025) budgets $100,000 for the full medical aid supplies portfolio and offers set-aside provisions favoring City-certified Small Local Business Enterprises and Underutilized Woman and Minority Owned Business Enterprises, with bid discounts capped at $10,000 and $20,000 respectively. The procurement anticipates a one-year award with two optional renewals, requires medications to carry a minimum nine-month expiration date from acceptance, and reserves the right to award by aggregate total or individual line items. Geographic concentration of recent activity is not established; the single posted opportunity is from Florida, insufficient to characterize regional or multi-state trends.