UNSPSC 51282404: Carbenicillin

This classification denotes an extended spectrum penicillin antibiotic, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier G42ZU72N5G. European Medicines Agency schedules Carbenicillin in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB06122MIG. Carbenicillin generally arises in the molecular formula C17H18N2O6S. The term CARBENICILLIN is an International Non-Proprietary Name or INN.

CARBENICILLIN is scheduled in the U.S. International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff System (HTS) Pharmaceutical Appendix. Most nations schedule carbenicillin under HS 29411090 and SITC 54131. As of Q4 2014, CARBENICILLIN remains the US FDA Preferred Term for this commodity. Carbenicillin bears US NLM identifiers UMLS ID C0006976 and NCI Concept Code C343. SMILES: S1C2N(C(C1(C)C)C(=O)O)C(=O)C2NC(=O)C(C1CCCCC1)C(=O)O.

UNSPSC 51282404 Carbenicillin is a Commodity code that captures pharmaceutical products state and local health and emergency-management agencies procure through cooperative purchasing vehicles and direct competitive bidding. The recent opportunities tagged under this code show little alignment with carbenicillin itself; instead, the source names awards and solicitations for other antibiotics (doxycycline, ciprofloxacin) and emergency-response medications (naloxone), suggesting that state and local procurement systems may use this code as a catch-all for antibiotic and pharmaceutical inventory management rather than carbenicillin-specific purchasing. The issuing bodies soliciting under the code include state health departments and county governments focused on community health and emergency preparedness.

Illinois Department of Public Health awarded a $2,999,999.11 pharmaceutical warehouse contract through the MMCAP Infuse cooperative purchasing vehicle to Chartwell Rx LLC in August 2026 for doxycycline and ciprofloxacin supply over a three-year initial-plus-renewal term. Seminole County, Florida posted an IFB in June 2026 (response due July 26, 2023) for 1,900 units of naloxone and 800 safe drug deactivation systems annually with quarterly deliveries to the Seminole County Community Health Building in Sanford, Florida, potentially funded through FEMA. The geographic activity centers on Florida and Illinois; no other states appear in the recent opportunity block. Cooperative purchasing agreements and traditional competitive bidding remain the primary procurement vehicles for pharmaceutical and emergency-response inventory under this code.