UNSPSC 51313203: Bepotastine

This classification denotes a histamine-1 receptor antagonist, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier HYD2U48IAS. European Medicines Agency schedules Bepotastine in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB05778MIG. Bepotastine generally arises in the molecular formula C21H25CLN2O3. The term BEPOTASTINE is an International Non-Proprietary Name or INN (see WHO INN reference publication, Volume 12 no. 2 1999, list 40.) Most nations schedule bepotastine under HS 29333999 and SITC 51574.

As of Q4 2014, BEPOTASTINE remains the US FDA Preferred Term for this commodity. Bepotastine bears US NLM identifiers UMLS ID C2698371 and NCI Concept Code C77431. SMILES: C1CN(CCC1O[C@@H](C2=CC=C(C=C2)Cl)C3=CC=CC=N3)CCCC(=O)O.

UNSPSC 51313203 Bepotastine, a Commodity code, nominally describes a specific ophthalmic antihistamine but shows no recent state and local solicitation activity aligned with that product. The three recent opportunities posted under this code—Seminole County's procurement of naloxone and drug deactivation systems, Texas HHS's therapeutic pharmacy initiative RFI, and MMCAP's generic multi-source pharmaceuticals and OTC products RFP—do not purchase bepotastine or products within its scope. The code appears to be a tagging mismatch in the source data, suggesting that state and local procurement systems may apply pharmaceutical codes broadly or incorrectly to pharmaceutical-adjacent procurements without matching the specific drug or therapeutic class to the UNSPSC designation.

State and local procurements tagged under this code instead reflect demand for naloxone distribution systems (public health emergency response), direct-to-manufacturer pharmacy benefit negotiation capacity (state Medicaid or employee health programs), and cooperative purchasing agreements for generic drugs and OTC items across multi-state alliances. The issuing bodies span a single Florida county health department, a state HHS commission, and a multi-state cooperative purchasing alliance. If bepotastine itself is procured by state and local governments, the activity does not surface in current UNSPSC-tagged opportunities, indicating either minimal market volume, infrequent solicitation cycles, or systematic miscoding that obscures genuine demand under this Commodity code.