UNSPSC 51283708: Cefotiam

This classification denotes a cephalosporin antibiotic with the molecular formula C18H23N9O4S3, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier 91W6Z2N718, chemically known as 5-thia-1-azabicyclo(4.2.0)oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid, 7-(((2-amino-4-thiazolyl)acetyl)amino)-3-(((1-(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl)-1h-tetrazol-5-yl)thio)methyl)-8-oxo-, (6r-trans)- but generally known as cefotiam, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 43708.

UNSPSC 51283708 Cefotiam is a Commodity code for a specific antibiotic pharmaceutical product, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows minimal relevance to the actual category. The two most recent opportunities posted under this code involve different pharmaceutical products entirely: antibiotic tablets (Doxycycline Hyclate and Ciprofloxacin Hydrochloride) and naloxone with drug deactivation systems, neither of which is cefotiam. State and local health departments and counties use codes in this family to procure pharmaceutical inventory through piggyback contracts with established consortiums and direct competitive bidding, but the actual purchasing patterns observed do not align with procurement of cefotiam specifically.

Activity under this code is geographically dispersed across the Southeast and Midwest, with recent opportunities from Illinois and Florida. The Illinois Department of Public Health awarded a $2,999,999.11 pharmaceutical warehouse piggyback contract to Chartwell Rx LLC through the MMCAP Infuse consortium (Invitation for Bid, awarded August 28, 2026) for antibiotic tablet supply with 12-month initial term and two renewal options. Seminole County, Florida issued an IFB for 1,900 units of Naloxone and 800 Safe Drug Deactivation Systems annually with quarterly deliveries to the Seminole County Community Health Building, with an initial two-year term and one-year renewal option. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and observed recent opportunities suggests that state and local procurement offices may be using this code imprecisely, or that cefotiam procurement under this code is not currently active in posted solicitations.