UNSPSC 51284147: Ceftiofur sodium

This classification denotes a cephalosporin antibiotic with the molecular formula C19H16N5O7S3.Na, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier NHI34IS56E, chemically known as sodium (6r,7r)-7-(2-(2-amino-4-thiazolyl)glyoxylamido)-3-(mercaptomethyl)-8-oxo-5-thia-1-azabicyclo(4.2.0)oct-2-ene-2-carboxylate, 72-(z)-(o-methyloxime), 2-furoate (ester), but more generally known as ceftiofur sodium, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 9571073.

UNSPSC 51284147 Ceftiofur sodium is a Commodity code for a specific injectable antibiotic used in veterinary medicine, yet the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it show little alignment with this narrow product scope. The Illinois Department of Public Health awarded a pharmaceutical warehouse piggyback contract through MMCAP Infuse to Chartwell Rx LLC on August 28, 2026, for oral antibiotics (Doxycycline Hyclate and Ciprofloxacin Hydrochloride) rather than ceftiofur; Seminole County, Florida posted an IFB on June 30, 2026, for naloxone and drug deactivation systems, which fall entirely outside the antibiotic category. State and local procurement offices appear to be using this code as a catch-all for pharmaceutical supply chain activity rather than limiting it to ceftiofur sodium specifically. The issuing bodies in recent postings include a state health department and a county government, both sourcing through piggyback or competitive bid vehicles for emergency response and public health supplies.

Geographic activity centers on Florida and Illinois based on the two recent opportunities identified. The Illinois Department of Public Health's contract, valued at $2,999,999.11 over three years including renewal periods, was awarded through a piggyback cooperative purchasing arrangement. Seminole County's opportunity required 1,900 units of naloxone and 800 safe drug deactivation systems annually through quarterly deliveries to the Seminole County Community Health Building in Sanford, with a two-year term and one-year renewal option. Neither opportunity shows direct procurement of ceftiofur sodium; the code appears underutilized or misapplied for the product it nominally describes, making this a low-activity category for vendors specializing in veterinary antibiotics or ceftiofur-specific supply.