UNSPSC 51283722: Cefotiam hydrochloride

This classification denotes a cephalosporin antibiotic with the molecular formula C18H23N9O4S3.2ClH, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier H7V12WDZ93, 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 more generally known as cefotiam hydrochloride, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 43708. Cefotiam hydrochloride is the hydrochloride salt of cefotiam.

UNSPSC 51283722 Cefotiam hydrochloride is a Commodity code for a specific antibiotic pharmaceutical product, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code do not reflect procurement of cefotiam hydrochloride itself. Instead, the tagged solicitations show state and local health agencies purchasing other pharmaceuticals — doxycycline hyclate, ciprofloxacin hydrochloride, and naloxone — through warehouse supply contracts and community health procurement vehicles. The code appears to serve as a catch-all tag within state and local pharmaceutical inventory systems rather than reflecting actual demand for cefotiam hydrochloride specifically. State and local buyers using this code are primarily state health departments and county public health authorities managing pharmaceutical stockpiles and emergency medical supplies through piggyback contracts, cooperative purchasing consortia (such as MMCAP Infuse), and competitive bidding processes.

Recent activity centers on Illinois and Florida. The Illinois Department of Public Health awarded a $2,999,999.11 piggyback pharmaceutical warehouse contract through MMCAP Infuse to Chartwell Rx LLC in August 2026 for doxycycline hyclate and ciprofloxacin hydrochloride under an IFB process with a 12-month initial term and two renewal options. Seminole County, Florida released an IFB in June 2026 for 1,900 units of naloxone and 800 safe drug deactivation systems annually with quarterly deliveries to the county community health building, requiring vendors to absorb shipping and delivery costs. Both procurements emphasize compliance with federal and state regulations, drug-free workplace certification, and E-Verify requirements. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope (cefotiam hydrochloride) and the actual recent work (other antibiotics and emergency medical supplies) suggests that state and local procurement offices may be applying this code inconsistently across pharmaceutical categories or using it as a default pharmaceutical tag rather than for product-specific sourcing.