UNSPSC 51282938: Pipemidic acid

This classification denotes a urinary anti-infective agent and quinolone antibiotic with the molecular formula C14H17N5O3, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier LT12J5HVR8, chemically known as 5,8-dihydro-8-ethyl-5-oxo-2-(1-piperazinyl)pyrido(2,3-d)pyrimidine-6-carboxylic acid but generally known as pipemidic acid, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 4831. European Medicines Agency schedules Pipemidic acid in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB09863MIG.

UNSPSC 51282938 Pipemidic acid is a Commodity code that in practice sees minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. The two recent opportunities tagged to this code involve pharmaceutical products — Doxycycline Hyclate and Ciprofloxacin Hydrochloride tablets supplied through a piggyback contract, and Naloxone with drug deactivation systems — neither of which is pipemidic acid or a direct therapeutic analog. State and local health departments and county public health bodies are the issuing parties when activity does appear under this code, but the mismatch between the code's specific drug designation and the actual procurements suggests either broad tagging practices or inconsistent code assignment in state and local systems.

The Illinois Department of Public Health executed a piggyback pharmaceutical warehouse order through the MMCAP Infuse cooperative purchasing vehicle to Chartwell Rx LLC on August 28, 2026, valued at $2,999,999.11 over 12 months with two renewal options, via an Invitation for Bid process. Separately, Seminole County, Florida released an IFB on June 30, 2026, for annual procurement of 1,900 units of Naloxone and 800 Safe Drug Deactivation Systems with quarterly deliveries to the Seminole County Community Health Building; the response deadline was July 26, 2023. Recent activity is concentrated in the Southeast and Midwest, but the code itself generates limited genuine procurement volume for pipemidic acid. Firms pursuing this code should verify whether opportunities are actually tagged correctly before investing in bid preparation, as the gap between code name and sourced products is substantial.