UNSPSC 51273904: Articaine/epinephrine

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 CN204. This VA Drug Class (CN204) classifies this compound as belonging to the group LOCAL ANESTHETICS, INJECTION.

UNSPSC 51273904 Articaine/epinephrine is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local solicitations tagged under it show no actual procurement of articaine or epinephrine. Instead, Seminole County, Florida's IFB60459723LAS sought naloxone and drug deactivation systems; Texas HHS issued an RFI on direct-to-manufacturer prescription programs without naming specific drugs; and Minnesota's MMCAP posted an RFP for generic multi-source pharmaceuticals and OTC products through authorized wholesalers. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned to its nominal scope. State and local government procurement under this code, when it occurs, typically covers local anesthetic injectables for health department, emergency medical services, or hospital dental and surgical programs, but the recent opportunities record does not support active solicitation of articaine or epinephrine products in the current market.

Geographic activity appears concentrated in Florida, Texas, and Minnesota based on recent postings, though the Minnesota opportunity is a multi-state cooperative purchasing vehicle open to Oregon and other participating jurisdictions. Issuing bodies include county health departments (Seminole County), state health and human services agencies (Texas HHS), and state procurement offices administering cooperative purchasing alliances (Minnesota Department of Administration). The lack of articaine or epinephrine in recent solicitations suggests either low demand volume, limited procurement cycles for this specific commodity, or tagging errors in the state and local opportunity database. Firms pursuing this code should monitor for direct health department or hospital system RFPs naming articaine/epinephrine by NDC or trade name, and track cooperative purchasing vehicles like MMCAP that may eventually add local anesthetics to multi-source pharmaceutical contracts.