UNSPSC 51241864: Diphenhydramine/zinc acetate

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 51241864 Diphenhydramine/zinc acetate is a Commodity code showing minimal alignment between its nominal scope and recent state and local procurement activity. The code's name suggests pharmaceutical or topical dermatological products, but the recent opportunities tagged under it do not reflect this category — instead, they capture water-treatment chemicals and first-aid medical supplies that fall outside the diphenhydramine/zinc acetate product line. State and local governments do procure medical supplies and water-treatment agents through their agencies, but the opportunities on record here suggest the code may be misapplied or the underlying taxonomy does not cleanly map current buying patterns.

The most recent tagged opportunity is from the City of Austin, which posted IFB 2200CSH1061 on July 27, 2026, requesting liquid aluminum sulfate (alum) for wastewater treatment at Austin Water, with bids due August 25, 2026. A second opportunity from the City of Tampa Fire Rescue (ITB 25-P-00157, posted April 24, 2026) covers 32 medical and first aid supply items with a departmental budget of $100,000 and a bid-opening date of April 9, 2025. Both Austin and Tampa applied local small-business and minority-business preference programs — Austin offering 5% discounts for local vendors on bids up to $500,000 — but neither opportunity's actual product scope aligns with the code's stated name. The code shows little relevant recent activity in its purported category and warrants review to confirm whether the taxonomy assignment is correct or whether state and local procurement data has drifted from the underlying classification standard.