UNSPSC 51284130: Cefixime anhydrous

This classification denotes a cephalosporin antibiotic with the molecular formula C16H15N5O7S2, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier XZ7BG04GJX, chemically known as (6r,7r)-7-((2-(2-amino-1,3-thiazol-4-yl)-2-(carboxymethoxyimino)acetyl)amino)-3-ethenyl-8-oxo-5-thia-1-azabicyclo(4.2.0)oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid, but more generally known as cefixime anhydrous, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 54362.

European Medicines Agency schedules cefixime anhydrous or its base in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB07395MIG. Most nations, for tariff purposes, schedule cefixime anhydrous under HS 29419000. SMILES: C=CC1=C(N2[C@@H]([C@@H](C2=O)NC(=O)/C(=N\OCC(=O)O)/C3CSC(N3)N)SC1)C(=O)O.

UNSPSC 51284130 Cefixime anhydrous is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment between its pharmaceutical-ingredient designation and recent state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged under this code overwhelmingly target finished pharmaceutical products, medical supplies, and pharmacy-benefit procurement rather than the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) specified by the code name. State and local health departments, county health agencies, city emergency services, and cooperative purchasing alliances are the primary issuing bodies, with activity driven by public-health initiatives, emergency-response stockpiling, and state employee health-plan administration rather than pharmaceutical manufacturing or bulk API procurement.

The geographic spread includes Florida, Texas, Minnesota, and Oregon, reflecting activity in large regional cooperative purchasing vehicles (Minnesota Multistate Cooperative Purchasing Alliance serving multiple jurisdictions including Oregon) and individual municipal and county procurement offices. Representative recent opportunities include Seminole County, Florida's IFB 60459723LAS for 1,900 units of Naloxone and 800 Safe Drug Deactivation Systems annually (due July 26, 2023); the City of Tampa's ITB 26P00145 for 169 line items of medical and first aid supplies for the Fire Department Rescue Division, estimated at $700,000.00, designated as a sheltered market for certified Small Local Business Enterprises with a 5 percent bid discount (due March 13, 2026); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's RFI HHS0017013 for a Therapeutic Pharmacy Initiative Direct-to-Manufacturer Prescriptions program (due April 3, 2026); and the Minnesota Multistate Cooperative Purchasing Alliance RFP S1070000015802 for generic multi-source pharmaceuticals and OTC products distributed through authorized wholesalers with proposals due March 26, 2026. The code's nominal scope—a specific antibiotic API—does not reflect the actual procurement pattern, signaling either a coding mismatch in the source data or an infrequent use of this code for its intended commodity.