UNSPSC 51284145: Ceftibuten dihydrate

This classification denotes a cephalosporin antibiotic C15H14N4O6S2.2H2O, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier 62F4443RWP, chemically known as 5-thia-1-azabicyclo(4.2.0)oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid, 7-((2-(2-amino-4-thiazolyl)-4-carboxy-1-oxo-2-butenyl)amino)-8-oxo-, dihydrate, (6r-(6.alpha.,7.beta.(z)))-, but more generally known as ceftibuten dihydrate, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 5282241.

UNSPSC 51284145 Ceftibuten dihydrate is a Commodity code for a specific pharmaceutical active ingredient, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it do not involve ceftibuten procurement. Instead, the posted opportunities reflect broader pharmaceutical warehouse and medical supply contracting — covering antibiotic tablets, opioid-reversal agents, and drug disposal systems — suggesting state and local jurisdictions may be using this code as a proxy for general pharmaceutical commodity purchasing or that the code assignment does not align with the actual goods being solicited. The issuing bodies include state health departments and county health authorities using piggyback arrangements and cooperative purchasing vehicles to streamline acquisition of commonly needed medications and medical supplies.

Illinois Department of Public Health awarded a piggyback pharmaceutical warehouse contract through the MMCAP Infuse consortium to Chartwell Rx LLC in August 2026 for doxycycline and ciprofloxacin tablets totaling $2,999,999.11 over the contract life including renewal options, while Seminole County, Florida issued an IFB in June 2026 for 1,900 units of naloxone and 800 drug deactivation systems annually with quarterly deliveries, no set-aside designations specified, and a two-year initial term with one-year renewal option. The geographic activity centers on Florida and Illinois, with the Illinois opportunity representing state-level pharmaceutical procurement through established consortia and the Florida opportunity reflecting county-level community health procurement funded potentially through FEMA.