UNSPSC 51273815: Camphor/menthol

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 DE650. This VA Drug Class (DE650) classifies this compound as belonging to the group ANALGESICS, TOPICAL.

UNSPSC 51273815 Camphor/menthol is a Commodity code that appears poorly aligned with recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The three opportunities in the recent record — naloxone and drug deactivation systems, direct-to-manufacturer prescription programs, and generic multi-source pharmaceuticals — do not match the camphor/menthol commodity scope and instead reflect broader pharmaceutical procurement, pharmacy benefit management, and emergency medical supply initiatives. The code shows little relevant recent activity in its nominal product category.

The mismatch between the code taxonomy and the posted opportunities suggests either miscoding in the state and local procurement systems or that this commodity code is rarely used for direct solicitation in the jurisdictions sampled. No state or local issuing body has posted a camphor/menthol-specific RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITB in the recent record. Procurement professionals evaluating this code should verify whether state and local buyers are consolidating camphor/menthol purchases under broader pharmaceutical or chemical commodity codes, or whether demand is met through standing cooperative purchasing agreements that do not generate individual solicitation notices. A targeted inquiry to state pharmaceutical purchasing offices or health department procurement contacts in Florida, Texas, and Minnesota — the states appearing in the pharmaceutical opportunities above — may clarify whether camphor/menthol procurement occurs outside public notice or under different classification.