UNSPSC 51281717: Ampicillin trihydrate

This classification denotes a penicillin antibiotic with the molecular formula C16H19N3O4S.3H2O, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier HXQ6A1N7R6. European Medicines Agency schedules ampicillin trihydrate in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB00509MIG. The term ampicillin trihydrate is a U.S. FDA designation. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule ampicillin trihydrate under HS 29411020 and SITC 54131.

As of Q4 2014, AMPICILLIN TRIHYDRATE remains US FDA's Preferred Term for this commodity. Ampicillin trihydrate bears US NLM identifiers UMLS ID C0700443 and NCI Concept Code C47960. SMILES: CC1([C@@H](N2[C@H](S1)[C@@H](C2=O)NC(=O)[C@@H](C3CCCCC3)N)C(=O)O)C.O.O.O.

UNSPSC 51281717 Ampicillin trihydrate is a Commodity code representing specific pharmaceutical active ingredients and finished-dose products that state and local health agencies procure for emergency preparedness, public health programs, and community health initiatives. The recent opportunities tagged to this code show minimal direct alignment with ampicillin procurement; instead, state and local buyers are using the code bracket to source related pharmaceutical products including antibiotics (doxycycline hyclate, ciprofloxacin hydrochloride), emergency medications (naloxone), and drug deactivation systems. State and local health departments and county public health authorities are the primary issuing bodies, procuring these pharmaceuticals through piggyback contracts leveraging existing consortium agreements and competitive sealed bidding processes to support disease prevention, emergency response, and community health operations.

The recent activity spans at least Florida and Illinois. The Illinois Department of Public Health awarded a $2,999,999.11 contract to Chartwell Rx LLC through the MMCAP Infuse consortium (completed award dated August 28, 2026) for doxycycline hyclate 100mg tablets and ciprofloxacin hydrochloride 500mg tablets under a 12-month initial term with two renewal years. Seminole County, Florida posted an IFB (due July 26, 2023) seeking 1,900 units of naloxone and 800 safe drug deactivation systems annually through quarterly deliveries to the Seminole County Community Health Building in Sanford, with a two-year initial term and one-year renewal option. Both procurements require vendors to meet standard compliance certifications including drug-free workplace and E-Verify requirements. The code shows low volume of recent opportunities explicitly tagged for ampicillin trihydrate itself; most recent activity clusters around related antibiotic and emergency pharmaceutical procurement.