UNSPSC 51281803: Epirubicin

This classification denotes an anthracycline antibiotic with the molecular formula C27H29NO11, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier 3Z8479ZZ5X, chemically known as 5,12-naphthacenedione, 10-((3-amino-2,3,6-trideoxy-beta-l-arabino-hexopyranosyl)oxy)-7,8,9,10-tetrahydro-6,8,11-trihydroxy-8-(hydroxyacetyl)-1-methoxy-, (8s-cis)- but generally known as epirubicin, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 41867.

UNSPSC 51281803 Epirubicin, a Commodity code, shows minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. The two most recent opportunities tagged under this code do not reflect purchases of epirubicin, the chemotherapy agent the code describes. Instead, the Illinois Department of Public Health awarded a pharmaceutical warehouse piggyback contract through MMCAP Infuse to Chartwell Rx LLC for antibiotics (Doxycycline Hyclate and Ciprofloxacin Hydrochloride), while Seminole County, Florida solicited naloxone and drug deactivation systems through an IFB. Neither opportunity involves the oncology pharmaceutical product that defines this code, suggesting the code assignment may reflect miscategorization in the underlying procurement records rather than genuine demand for epirubicin under state and local vehicles.

The sourced opportunities span two states (Illinois and Florida) but represent different procurement models and product categories unrelated to chemotherapy supplies. The Illinois transaction, a completed IFB awarded in August 2026 valued at $2,999,999.11 over three years, used a cooperative purchasing piggyback mechanism to supply routine antibiotic inventory; the Seminole County opportunity, posted in June 2026 with a due date of July 26, 2023 (a likely data-entry error in the source), sought emergency-response pharmaceuticals for community health. No recent open solicitations specifically for epirubicin appear in the current activity block, and no pattern of issuing-body repeat buyers or geographic concentration in this code emerges from the available record.