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 does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity posted under this classification. The opportunities posted against this code—Seminole County's procurement for naloxone and drug deactivation systems, the Texas HHS Commission's RFI on direct-to-manufacturer prescriptions, the City of Tampa's medical and first aid supplies solicitation, and the Minnesota Multistate Cooperative Purchasing Alliance's RFP for generic pharmaceuticals and OTC products—represent acquisition of pharmaceutical products, medical supplies, and pharmacy benefit services rather than the specific topical powder compound the code nominally describes. The actual buying patterns under this code at state and local level involve emergency medical supplies, naloxone distribution, first-aid consumables, and generic pharmaceutical manufacturing arrangements across health departments, emergency services agencies, fire departments, and cooperative purchasing consortiums, not the narrow active ingredient this Commodity code is intended to capture.

The issuing-body mix includes county health departments, state health and human services agencies, municipal fire and rescue departments, and multistate cooperative purchasing vehicles spanning multiple jurisdictions. Geographic activity is concentrated in Florida (Seminole County), Texas (state-level HHS Commission), and Minnesota (MMCAP serving multiple states including Oregon), with representative recent opportunities including Seminole County's IFB 60459723LAS for naloxone and drug deactivation systems with a July 26, 2023 deadline (note: the posted date of June 30, 2026 conflicts with the due date of July 26, 2023 in the source record); the City of Tampa's IFB 26P00145 for medical and first aid supplies with a March 13, 2026 deadline and an estimated contract value of $700,000; and the Minnesota MMCAP RFP S1070000015802 for generic multi-source pharmaceuticals and OTC products with a March 26, 2026 response date. The code shows limited relevance to active state and local procurement; material being solicited diverges significantly from the Commodity's specific chemical composition.