UNSPSC 51333701: Citicoline

This classification denotes a nootropic agent with the molecular formula C14H25N4O11P2.H+, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier 536BQ2JVC7, chemically known as cytidine 5-(trihydrogen pyrophosphate), monoester with choline hydroxide, inner salt but generally known as citicoline, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 291. European Medicines Agency schedules Citicoline in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB07489MIG.

UNSPSC 51333701 Citicoline, a Commodity code, does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The three most recent opportunities—a Seminole County, Florida naloxone and drug deactivation systems purchase, a Texas HHS direct-to-manufacturer prescription program RFI, and a Minnesota cooperative purchasing agreement for generic multi-source pharmaceuticals and OTC products—involve finished pharmaceutical products, medical devices, and pharmacy benefit management services rather than citicoline, a specific neuroprotective medication ingredient. The opportunities show that state and local governments are buying opioid-reversal agents, pharmacy supply-chain services, and broad pharmaceutical inventories through competitive bidding, RFIs, and cooperative purchasing frameworks, but none of the sourced opportunities explicitly name citicoline or reference its procurement.

The issuing-body mix includes county health departments (Seminole County), state health and human services agencies (Texas HHS Commission), and multi-state cooperative purchasing alliances (MMCAP, administered by Minnesota Department of Administration). Geographic activity appears concentrated in Florida, Texas, and the MMCAP member states (Minnesota, Oregon, and others), though the code shows little relevant recent activity specific to citicoline procurement. Because the opportunities tagged under this code do not substantively address citicoline sourcing, business development professionals should verify whether state and local agencies are actually buying citicoline through this code or whether the tagging reflects a data-classification error in the underlying opportunities database.