UNSPSC 51282804: Secnidazole

This classification denotes an antiprotozoal agent with the molecular formula C7H11N3O3, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier R3459K699K, chemically known as imidazole-1-ethanol, alpha,2-dimethyl-5-nitro- but generally known as secnidazole, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 71815. European Medicines Agency schedules Secnidazole in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB10467MIG.

UNSPSC 51282804 Secnidazole is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement activity covers a broader pharmaceutical and medical supply acquisition landscape than the specific drug name suggests. State and local governments are using this code to procure pharmaceutical products, medical and first aid supplies, and over-the-counter health products for use by fire departments, emergency medical services, public health agencies, and state employee health plans. The issuing bodies include city purchasing departments, county health services, state health and human services commissions, and multistate cooperative purchasing alliances. Work solicited ranges from emergency medical consumables (cardiac electrodes, endotracheal tubes, airway devices, oxygen delivery systems) to generic pharmaceutical inventory sourcing through authorized wholesale distribution channels to direct-to-manufacturer prescription program development and implementation.

Recent activity spans Florida, Texas, Minnesota, and Oregon. In Florida, Seminole County posted an IFB on June 30, 2026, to procure 1,900 units of Naloxone and 800 Safe Drug Deactivation Systems annually with a July 26, 2026, response deadline. In Texas, the Health and Human Services Commission issued an RFI on April 3, 2026, seeking vendor capabilities for a Therapeutic Pharmacy Initiative Direct-to-Manufacturer Prescriptions program. The City of Tampa's Purchasing Department solicited sealed bids for 169 line items of medical and first aid supplies for the Tampa Fire Department Rescue Division with an estimated contract amount of $700,000 and a March 13, 2026, deadline, designating the opportunity as sheltered for certified Small Local Business Enterprises with a 5 percent bid discount. The Minnesota Multistate Cooperative Purchasing Alliance (MMCAP) issued an RFP for generic multi-source pharmaceuticals and OTC products with a March 26, 2026, response deadline, requiring vendors to work through three authorized wholesalers and comply with cGMP and Drug Supply Chain Security Act standards.