UNSPSC 51282522: Cefalexin hydrochloride

This classification denotes a cephalosporin antibiotic with the molecular formula C16H17N3O4S.CLH.H2O, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier 6VJE5G3D98. European Medicines Agency schedules cefalexin hydrochloride in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB01097MIG. The term cefalexin hydrochloride is a U.S. FDA designation. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule cefalexin hydrochloride under HS 29419000.

SMILES: CC1=C(N2[C@@H]([C@@H](C2=O)NC(=O)[C@@H](C3CCCCC3)N)SC1)C(=O)O.O.CL.

UNSPSC 51282522 Cefalexin hydrochloride is a Commodity code for a specific antibiotic pharmaceutical product, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code show little direct activity for cefalexin itself. Instead, the posted solicitations reference other pharmaceutical products — Doxycycline Hyclate, Ciprofloxacin Hydrochloride, and Naloxone — indicating potential misclassification or broader pharmaceutical supply aggregation within state procurement systems. State and local health departments and county public health agencies use codes in this family to procure antibiotics, antihistamines, emergency medications, and related pharmaceutical inventory through competitive bidding processes, often leveraging cooperative purchasing vehicles such as MMCAP Infuse or direct IFB processes to supply clinics, emergency response programs, and community health initiatives.

Recent activity shows the Illinois Department of Public Health awarding a pharmaceutical warehouse piggyback contract through MMCAP Infuse to Chartwell Rx LLC in August 2026 for $2,999,999.11 over 12 months plus two one-year renewal options, covering Doxycycline Hyclate and Ciprofloxacin Hydrochloride tablets, while Seminole County, Florida posted an IFB in June 2026 (response deadline July 26, 2023, per source record) for 1,900 units of Naloxone and 800 Safe Drug Deactivation Systems annually with quarterly deliveries to the county's community health building. Pharmaceutical procurement under related codes concentrates among state health departments and county public health authorities in Florida and Illinois, with cooperative purchasing arrangements and fixed-price competitive bidding as the dominant procurement method.