UNSPSC 51281500: Antitubercular drugs

This classification denotes drugs used in the treatment of tuberculosis, any of the infectious diseases of man and other animals caused by species of mycobacterium. such drugs are divided into two main classes: first-line agents, those with the greatest efficacy and acceptable degrees of toxicity used successfully in the great majority of cases; and second-line drugs used in drug-resistant cases or those in which some other patient-related condition has compromised the effectiveness of primary therapy.

UNSPSC 51281500 Antitubercular drugs is a Class code that encompasses antimicrobial and antitoxin pharmaceutical products procured by state and local health agencies, though recent activity shows state and local governments buying under this code for broader antimicrobial and emergency-response pharmaceutical needs rather than exclusively tuberculosis treatments. The Illinois Department of Public Health awarded a piggyback pharmaceutical warehouse contract through the MMCAP Infuse consortium to Chartwell Rx LLC for Doxycycline Hyclate 100mg tablets and Ciprofloxacin Hydrochloride 500mg tablets—broad-spectrum antibiotics used across multiple clinical applications—reflecting how state health departments leverage cooperative purchasing and existing vendor agreements to stock antimicrobial inventory. State and local purchasing under this code draws from state health departments and county public health jurisdictions, with purchases typically structured as fixed-term warehouse supply agreements or direct buys with renewal options.

Recent activity appears concentrated in the Southeast and Midwest, with Illinois and Florida posting opportunities in the June through September 2026 window. The Illinois Department of Public Health's $2,999,999.11 contract with Chartwell Rx LLC ran for an initial 12-month term with two renewal years and was awarded through competitive invitation for bid. Seminole County, Florida issued an IFB (Number IFB60459723LAS) in June 2026 for 1,900 units of Naloxone and 800 Safe Drug Deactivation Systems annually with quarterly deliveries to the Seminole County Community Health Building, reflecting procurement aligned more closely with emergency response and substance-abuse intervention than classical tuberculosis treatment. The county required electronic bid submission, drug-free workplace certification, and E-Verify compliance, with potential FEMA funding introducing additional federal compliance obligations.