UNSPSC 51281669: Spectinomycin hydrochloride anhydrous

This classification denotes an aminoglycoside antibiotic with the molecular formula C14H24N2O7.2ClH, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier 296JEI210Z, chemically known as 4h-pyrano(2,3-b)(1,4)benzodioxin-4-one, decahydro-4a,7,9-trihydroxy-2-methyl-6,8-bis(methylamino)-, dihydrochloride, but more generally known as spectinomycin hydrochloride anhydrous, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 3033928.

UNSPSC 51281669 Spectinomycin hydrochloride anhydrous is a Commodity code for a specific antibiotic pharmaceutical ingredient, yet recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code do not reflect purchases of spectinomycin itself. Instead, the posted opportunities show state and local health agencies procuring finished pharmaceutical products — antibiotics such as doxycycline and ciprofloxacin, and opioid-antagonist and drug-disposal products such as naloxone and safe drug deactivation systems — through pharmaceutical warehouse contracts and public health supply agreements. The issuing bodies are primarily state health departments and county public health authorities acting as supply hubs for community health initiatives and emergency preparedness programs.

Activity under this code appears limited and geographically scattered. The Illinois Department of Public Health awarded a piggyback pharmaceutical warehouse contract to Chartwell Rx LLC on August 28, 2026, valued at $2,999,999.11 over the life of the contract for doxycycline hyclate and ciprofloxacin hydrochloride through the MMCAP Infuse consortium; Seminole County, Florida issued an IFB on June 30, 2026, for 1,900 units of naloxone and 800 safe drug deactivation systems annually with quarterly deliveries to the Seminole County Community Health Building in Sanford. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope (spectinomycin hydrochloride) and the actual pharmaceutical products being solicited suggests this code does not capture the primary activity state and local governments pursue in this commodity family, or opportunities are being tagged inconsistently with their true content.