UNSPSC 51283706: Cefonicid

This classification denotes a cephalosporin antibiotic with the molecular formula C18H18N6O8S3, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier 6532B86WFG, chemically known as 5-thia-1-azabicyclo(4.2.0)oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid, 7-((hydroxyphenylacetyl)amino)-8-oxo-3-(((1-sulfomethyl)-1h-tetrazol-5-yl)thio)methyl)-, (6r-(6-alpha,7-beta(r*)))- but generally known as cefonicid, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 43592.

UNSPSC 51283706 Cefonicid is a Commodity code that in recent state and local activity covers the supply of pharmaceutical products, including antibiotics and opioid antagonists, through government health and emergency-response programs. State and local health departments and county health authorities are the primary issuing bodies soliciting under this code, purchasing finished pharmaceutical inventory to support public health initiatives, emergency preparedness, and community health services. The scope includes bulk pharmaceutical supply through cooperative purchasing vehicles such as MMCAP and direct competitive procurement, with delivery to government health facilities and community health centers. Contracts typically specify packaging (such as tablet counts and unit configurations), shelf-life requirements, delivery schedules, and insurance and compliance obligations on vendors.

Illinois Department of Public Health and Seminole County, Florida represent the recent activity under this code. The Illinois Department of Public Health executed a $2,999,999.11 piggyback award to Chartwell Rx LLC on August 28, 2026 through the MMCAP Infuse cooperative purchasing consortium for Doxycycline Hyclate 100mg and Ciprofloxacin Hydrochloride 500mg tablets under an Invitation for Bid process, with a 12-month initial term and two renewal options. Seminole County issued an IFB (IFB60459723LAS) posted June 30, 2026 with a July 26, 2026 response deadline 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 and a two-year initial term plus one-year renewal option. Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Midwest, with state health departments and county health systems as repeat buyers.