UNSPSC 51282132: Metampicillin sodium

This classification denotes a penicillin antibiotic with the molecular formula C17H18N3O4S.Na, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier 1HE2T55NH5, chemically known as sodium (6r)-6-(d-2-methyleneamino-2-phenylacetamido)penicillanate, but more generally known as metampicillin sodium, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 5702187. European Medicines Agency schedules metampicillin sodium or its base in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB08811MIG.

Most nations, for tariff purposes, schedule metampicillin sodium under HS 29411020. SMILES: CC1([C@@H](N2[C@H](S1)[C@@H](C2=O)NC(=O)[C@@H](C3CCCCC3)N=C)C(=O)[O-])C.[NA+].

UNSPSC 51282132 Metampicillin sodium is a Commodity code that nominally designates a single antibiotic product, yet recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code show little alignment with metampicillin procurement. Instead, the opportunities registered under it span medical and first-aid supplies for emergency response, naloxone and drug deactivation systems for public health, generic pharmaceuticals through cooperative purchasing, and exploratory vendor-capability solicitations for direct-to-manufacturer prescription programs. The issuing bodies include county health departments, city fire and rescue divisions, state health and human services agencies, and multistate cooperative purchasing alliances. The actual buying pattern suggests the code functions as a catch-all for pharmaceutical and medical-supply procurement rather than tracking metampicillin specifically, making category-specific business development difficult without clarification from issuing authorities on tagging practices.

Geographic activity centers on Florida, Texas, and Minnesota, with cooperative vehicles like MMCAP extending reach to multiple states including Oregon. The City of Tampa's Purchasing Department solicited medical and first aid supplies (IFB 26P00145, due March 13, 2026, estimated $700,000) for the Tampa Fire Department Rescue Division, with SLBE set-aside and a 5 percent bid discount. Seminole County, Florida issued IFB60459723LAS seeking 1,900 units of naloxone and 800 safe drug deactivation systems annually with quarterly deliveries (due July 26, 2023). The Minnesota Multistate Cooperative Purchasing Alliance issued an RFP (S1070000015802, due March 26, 2026) for generic multi-source pharmaceuticals and OTC products across state and local facilities through authorized wholesalers with strict cGMP and DSCSA compliance requirements. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted an RFI (HHS0017013, April 3, 2026) to gather vendor capabilities on direct-to-manufacturer prescription contracting outside traditional PBM channels. Bidders should verify actual code assignments with issuing bodies before investing in pursuit under this Commodity designation.