UNSPSC 51282508: Cefatrizine

This classification denotes a cephalosporin antibiotic with the molecular formula C18H18N6O5S2, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier 8P4W949T8K, chemically known as 5-thia-1-azabicyclo(4.2.0)oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid, 7-((amino(4-hydroxyphenyl)acetyl)amino)-8-oxo-3-((1h-1,2,3-triazol-4-ylthio)methyl)-, (6r-(6alpha,7beta(r*)))- but generally known as cefatrizine, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 40073.

UNSPSC 51282508 Cefatrizine is a Commodity code for a single pharmaceutical product line, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged to it do not reflect actual purchases of cefatrizine. The Illinois Department of Public Health and Seminole County, Florida have both posted or awarded contracts under this code for other prescription medications and medical supplies — specifically doxycycline hyclate, ciprofloxacin hydrochloride, naloxone, and drug deactivation systems — indicating that the code tag does not match the products state and local agencies are actually procuring. State and local health departments and county health services are the primary issuing bodies using this code, soliciting through piggyback arrangements with cooperative purchasing consortia (MMCAP Infuse) and direct invitation for bid processes.

Activity under this code remains limited in scope and geographic reach. The Illinois Department of Public Health awarded a pharmaceutical warehouse piggyback contract to Chartwell Rx LLC for $2,999,999.11 over the contract life through MMCAP Infuse in August 2026, covering a 12-month initial term with renewal options for years 2 and 3. Seminole County, Florida issued an IFB in June 2026 for naloxone and safe drug deactivation systems, requiring 1,900 units of naloxone and 800 deactivation systems annually with quarterly deliveries to the Seminole County Community Health Building in Sanford. The mismatch between the code's nominal product (cefatrizine) and the actual recent procurements (antibiotics, naloxone, medical supplies) suggests this code may be misapplied in state and local systems or functions as a catch-all for pharmaceutical and medical supply purchases across multiple product categories rather than a dedicated cefatrizine procurement vehicle.