UNSPSC 51282117: Sulbenicillin

This classification denotes a penicillin antibiotic with the molecular formula C16H18N2O7S2, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier Q2VYF0562D, chemically known as 3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-6-(2-phenyl-2-sulfoacetamido)-4-thia-1-azabicyclo(3.2.0)heptane-2-carboxylic acid but generally known as sulbenicillin, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 39031. European Medicines Agency schedules Sulbenicillin in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB15423MIG.

UNSPSC 51282117 Sulbenicillin, a Commodity code, does not align with recent state and local contract activity posted under this classification. The code nominally identifies a specific beta-lactam antibiotic; however, the two most recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code involve procurement of entirely different pharmaceutical products—Doxycycline Hyclate and Ciprofloxacin Hydrochloride in one case, and Naloxone with drug deactivation systems in another. Neither opportunity involves sulbenicillin or any closely related compound. State and local procurement offices appear to have misclassified these solicitations, tagging them to an antibiotic-specific code when they should have been assigned to broader pharmaceutical-supply codes such as those covering general antibiotics, emergency medical supplies, or public health pharmaceuticals. The mismatch suggests either data-entry error in the issuing agencies' procurement systems or a legacy classification problem within cooperative purchasing consortia.

Recent activity on this code shows no open solicitations relevant to sulbenicillin procurement. The Illinois Department of Public Health awarded a completed MMCAP Infuse piggyback pharmaceutical warehouse contract to Chartwell Rx LLC for $2,999,999.11 (total life-of-contract value) on August 28, 2026, and Seminole County, Florida posted an IFB for Naloxone and drug deactivation systems with a July 26, 2023 response deadline. Neither opportunity represents active demand for sulbenicillin itself. Firms pursuing sulbenicillin supply contracts should disregard this code's recent posting history and instead monitor higher-tier pharmaceutical and medical-supply codes, or contact state purchasing offices directly to understand the current taxonomy in use for antibiotic procurement.