UNSPSC 51281902: Rifabutin

This classification denotes a heat shock protein inhibitor and antineoplastic antibiotic, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier 1W306TDA6S. European Medicines Agency schedules Rifabutin in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB10304MIG. Rifabutin generally arises in the molecular formula C46H62N4O11.

The term RIFABUTIN is an International Non-Proprietary Name or INN (see WHO INN reference publication, Volume 39, no. 5, 1985, list 25.) RIFABUTIN is scheduled in the U.S. International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff System (HTS) Pharmaceutical Appendix. Most nations schedule rifabutin under HS 29419000 and SITC 54139. As of Q4 2014, RIFABUTIN remains the US FDA Preferred Term for this commodity. Rifabutin bears US NLM identifiers UMLS ID C0140575 and NCI Concept Code C1408.

UNSPSC 51281902 Rifabutin is a Commodity code for procurement of this antibiotic pharmaceutical, used primarily in treatment of mycobacterial infections including tuberculosis and MAC (mycobacterium avium complex) in immunocompromised patients. State and local governments procure rifabutin through health departments, correctional health systems, and public health clinics to stock formularies and support treatment programs; the code captures bulk purchases and standing orders placed by these entities rather than individual prescriptions filled through retail or mail-order channels. Issuing bodies under this code include state health departments and state or county correctional departments with in-house pharmacy operations, as well as municipal health agencies and regional health authorities that maintain central pharmaceutical inventories.

The source provided contains no recent state or local contract opportunities tagged to UNSPSC 51281902 Rifabutin. Without posted RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITB records naming this code, geographic activity, issuing-body patterns, and representative solicitations cannot be characterized from actual procurement data.