UNSPSC 51284802: Benzethonium chloride/corn starch/kaolin/zinc oxide

This classification denotes a combination drug defined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in its (VA's) National Drug File (NDF), which falls under VA Drug Class DE101. This VA Drug Class (DE101) classifies this compound as belonging to the group ANTIBACTERIAL, TOPICAL.

UNSPSC 51284802 Benzethonium chloride/corn starch/kaolin/zinc oxide is a Commodity code that captures pharmaceutical and health-care product ingredients and finished formulations procured by state and local health agencies. Recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code show wide divergence from its nominal scope—the most recent records document procurement of antibiotics (Doxycycline Hyclate and Ciprofloxacin), naloxone, and drug deactivation systems, none of which match the topical powder ingredients the code name describes. State and local health departments and county community health programs appear to be the primary issuing bodies, driven by disease-prevention and emergency-response mandates rather than dermatological or wound-care purchasing. The Illinois Department of Public Health and Seminole County, Florida are represented in the recent record, though the tagging suggests the code may be catching health-agency pharmaceutical procurement more broadly rather than the specific benzethonium chloride formulations the code nominally covers.

The Illinois Department of Public Health issued an awarded IFB on August 28, 2026 (Solicitation 26482DPHPREPDB53392) for antibiotic pharmaceuticals through the MMCAP cooperative purchasing vehicle, with Chartwell Rx LLC selected as the lowest priced responsive and responsible bidder on a $2,999,999.11 contract over three years. Seminole County, Florida posted an IFB (IFB60459723LAS) on June 30, 2026 with a July 26, 2023 response deadline 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. Recent activity is concentrated in the Southeast and Midwest. Because the posted opportunities diverge significantly from the code's stated commodity scope, business development professionals should verify code alignment with procurement offices before pursuing opportunities tagged to this number—the mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding or a broader use of the code within state health-procurement systems that does not reflect its intended scope.