UNSPSC 51284015: Pipacycline

This classification denotes a tetracycline antibiotic with the molecular formula C29H38N4O9, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier, PQ3P6082I5 chemically known as 4-dimethylamino-1,4,4a,5,5a,6,11,12a-octahydro-3,6,10,12,12a-penta-hydroxy-n-((4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazinyl)methyl)-6-methyl-1,11-dioxo-2-naphthacenecarboxamide but generally known as pipacycline, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 5357020.

UNSPSC 51284015 Pipacycline is a Commodity code that in practice encompasses pharmaceutical products ordered through state and local health agency contracts, though the recent opportunities block shows activity centered on related antibiotics and emergency-response medications rather than pipacycline specifically. State and local governments buying under this code are primarily health departments and county health systems procuring pharmaceutical inventory for public health programs, emergency preparedness, and community health initiatives. The Illinois Department of Public Health and Seminole County, Florida both appear as recent buyers, using cooperative purchasing vehicles and competitive bidding to source pharmaceutical products with quarterly or ongoing delivery schedules. Contracts typically require vendors to manage inventory rotation, maintain specific insurance and compliance certifications, and deliver to designated public health facilities.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida and Illinois. The Illinois Department of Public Health awarded a $2,999,999.11 piggyback pharmaceutical warehouse contract to Chartwell Rx LLC on August 28, 2026 (Bid Number 26-482DPH-PREPD-B-53392) for Doxycycline Hyclate and Ciprofloxacin Hydrochloride tablets through the MMCAP Infuse consortium, with an initial 12-month term and two renewal options. Seminole County, Florida issued an IFB (IFB60459723LAS, posted June 30, 2026, response deadline 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 and potential FEMA funding. Both procurements required vendors to include shipping and delivery costs, comply with drug-free workplace and E-Verify certification, and maintain commercial general liability and workers compensation insurance.