UNSPSC 51284803: Camphor/corn starch/eucalyptus/kaolin/triclosan/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 51284803 Camphor/corn starch/eucalyptus/kaolin/triclosan/zinc oxide is a Commodity code that does not align with the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it. The recent solicitations—naloxone and drug deactivation systems, direct-to-manufacturer prescription programs, medical and first aid supplies for fire rescue, and generic pharmaceuticals and over-the-counter products—represent pharmaceutical and medical supply procurement, not the topical or powdered pharmaceutical excipients and active ingredients the code nominally describes. The mismatch suggests either a tagging error in the source data or a significant divergence between the code's formal definition and its practical application in state and local procurement systems.

The recent opportunities originate from diverse issuing bodies including county health departments (Seminole County, Florida), state health and human services agencies (Texas HHS Commission), municipal fire departments (City of Tampa), and cooperative purchasing alliances serving multiple jurisdictions (Minnesota Multistate Cooperative Purchasing Alliance with Oregon participation). Activity spans Florida, Texas, Minnesota, and Oregon, with responses due between March 2026 and July 2026. Given the absence of genuine commodity-level activity under this code and the categorical mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the pharmaceutical and medical supply procurement actually being solicited, this code shows little decision-relevant recent activity for vendors focused on the topical powders, starches, and mineral compounds the UNSPSC name suggests.