UNSPSC 51241866: Fluocinolone/hydroquinone/tretinoin

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 51241866 Fluocinolone/hydroquinone/tretinoin is a Commodity code that shows minimal recent activity aligned with its nominal scope. The two most recent state and local opportunities posted under this code are a City of Austin wastewater treatment chemical (liquid aluminum sulfate, posted July 27, 2026) and a City of Tampa Fire Rescue medical aid supplies procurement (posted April 24, 2026). Neither opportunity involves the dermatological pharmaceutical combination the code purports to cover—fluocinolone acetonide, hydroquinone, and tretinoin are prescription topical agents for hyperpigmentation and photoaging, commonly stocked in state and local health department pharmacies, correctional-facility health services, and public hospital formularies. The misalignment between the code assignment and the actual recent solicitations suggests that state and local procurement systems may be applying this code inconsistently or that genuine pharmaceutical demand under the code descriptor is not generating visible RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITB activity in the recent public record.

The source provides no evidence of concentrated issuing-body or geographic activity that would support a sustained pursuit strategy. Austin and Tampa represent isolated instances rather than a pattern of repeated demand, and neither opportunity represents the commodity category nominally described. Business development professionals monitoring this code should verify directly with state health procurement offices, correctional healthcare purchasing managers, and public hospital pharmacy divisions whether fluocinolone/hydroquinone/tretinoin combinations are being procured through alternative notice channels, cooperative purchasing vehicles, or standing master agreements that do not appear as discrete recent opportunities in this dataset.