UNSPSC 51283417: Carfecillin sodium

This classification denotes a penicillin antibiotic with the molecular formula C23H21N2O6S.Na, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier 18N5JP36GY, chemically known as 4-thia-1-azabicyclo(3.2.0)heptane-2-carboxylic acid, 6-((1,3-dioxo-3-phenoxy-2-phenylpropyl)amino)-3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-, monosodium salt, (2s-(2alpha,5alpha,6beta))- but more generally known as carbenicillin phenyl sodium, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 30728.

UNSPSC 51283417 Carfecillin sodium is a Commodity code for a specific pharmaceutical active ingredient, but the recent state and local contract opportunities tagged under this code do not reflect purchases of carfecillin sodium itself. Instead, the opportunities posted show procurement of other pharmaceutical products — antibiotic tablets (Doxycycline Hyclate and Ciprofloxacin Hydrochloride) and naloxone with drug deactivation systems — that are unrelated to the code's nominal scope. State and local purchasing offices appear to be using this code as a catch-all or placeholder for pharmaceutical supply contracts rather than for carfecillin sodium specifically. The issuing bodies soliciting under this code include state health departments and county public-health authorities.

The geographic activity centers on Florida and Illinois based on recent postings. The Illinois Department of Public Health awarded a completed piggyback pharmaceutical warehouse contract to Chartwell Rx LLC on August 28, 2026 (award number 26482DPHPREPDB53392, $2,999,999.11 over the full contract term including renewals) for antibiotic tablets through the MMCAP Infuse cooperative purchasing vehicle. Seminole County, Florida issued an IFB (60459723LAS) on June 30, 2026 with a response deadline of July 26, 2023 for 1,900 units of Naloxone and 800 Safe Drug Deactivation Systems annually, with quarterly deliveries to the Seminole County Community Health Building in Sanford, Florida. The mismatch between the code's definition and the actual solicitations suggests that this code is not reliably tagged for pharmaceutical procurement activity; vendors pursuing state and local pharmaceutical opportunities should verify the actual product specifications in each RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITB rather than relying on the UNSPSC code alone.