UNSPSC 51282516: Cefapirin or cephapirin

This classification denotes a cephalosporin antibiotic, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier 89B59H32VN. European Medicines Agency schedules Cefapirin in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB07375MIG. Cefapirin generally arises in the molecular formula C17H17N3O6S2. The term 'cefapirin' is a Hazardous Substances Data Bank designation. CEFAPIRIN is scheduled in the U.S. International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff System (HTS) Pharmaceutical Appendix.

Cefapirin or cephapirin bears US NLM identifiers UMLS ID C0007737 and NCI Concept Code C61670. SMILES: S1C2N(C(=O)C2NC(=O)CSC2CCNCC2)C(=C(C1)COC(=O)C)C(=O)O.

UNSPSC 51282516 Cefapirin or cephapirin is a Commodity code intended to identify specific pharmaceutical products; however, the recent state and local contract opportunities tagged under this code show minimal alignment with its nominal scope. The Illinois Department of Public Health piggyback award through MMCAP Infuse to Chartwell Rx LLC supplied Doxycycline Hyclate 100mg tablets and Ciprofloxacin Hydrochloride 500mg tablets—broad-spectrum antibiotics unrelated to cefapirin—while Seminole County, Florida's IFB for Naloxone and Safe Drug Deactivation Systems addressed opioid-overdose response and medication disposal, again outside the code's stated product category. State and local procurement offices appear to be misclassifying or repurposing this UNSPSC designation, likely to access established cooperative purchasing vehicles or contract frameworks rather than to accurately tag the products being procured.

The code shows little relevant recent activity tied to its actual scope. The Illinois opportunity was a completed award (posted August 28, 2026, with an August 28 award date to Chartwell Rx LLC) valued at $2.999 million over the contract life, including renewal options, with 12-month initial term and years 2–3 renewal options. The Seminole County solicitation posted June 30, 2026, with a July 26, 2023 due date—a date inconsistency that suggests data quality issues in the source. Procurement activity under this code does not reflect purchases of cefapirin or cephalosporin-class antibiotics; state and local buyers pursuing this code should verify whether the UNSPSC designation matches the actual product they require before investing in pursuit strategy.