UNSPSC 51352006: Levonorgestrel
Commodity
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NIGP codes for 51352006
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| 26968 Hormones and Synthetic Substitutes |
Definition
This classification denotes a therapeutic progestin with the molecular formula C21H28O2, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier 5W7SIA7YZW, chemically known as 18,19-dinorpregn-4-en-20-yn-3-one, 13-ethyl-17-hydroxy-, (17alpha)-(+-)- but generally known as levonorgestrel, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 13109. European Medicines Agency schedules Levonorgestrel in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB08483MIG.
Read the full definition
The term LEVONORGESTREL is an International Non-Proprietary Name or INN (see WHO INN reference publication, Volume 31, No10, 1977, List 17). World Health Organization schedules levonorgestrel in its Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classification. LEVONORGESTREL is scheduled in the U.S. International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff System (HTS) Pharmaceutical Appendix. Most nations schedule levonorgestrel under HS 29372300 and SITC 54153. As of Q4 2014, LEVONORGESTREL remains the US FDA Preferred Term for this commodity.
Levonorgestrel bears US NLM identifiers UMLS ID C1145675 and NCI Concept Code C47585. SMILES: OC1(C2(C(C3C(CC2)C2C(=CC(=O)CC2)CC3)CC1)CC)C#C.
About UNSPSC 51352006
UNSPSC 51352006 Levonorgestrel, a Commodity code, covers the procurement of levonorgestrel, a synthetic progestin used in contraceptive formulations including oral contraceptives, emergency contraceptives, and intrauterine devices. State and local governments purchase levonorgestrel primarily through public health departments, school districts, correctional facilities, and local health clinics to support family planning programs, emergency contraception access, and reproductive health services. The product is typically procured as finished pharmaceutical units rather than raw active pharmaceutical ingredients, with quantities and formulations tailored to the patient populations and program scope of each issuing body.
The source provides no recent state and local contract opportunities tagged to this Commodity code, and therefore no issuing-body, geographic, or representative-solicitation detail can be drawn from posted procurement activity.
Quick answers
What is UNSPSC 51352006?
UNSPSC 51352006 is Levonorgestrel, a commodity in UNSPSC 51000000, Pharmaceutical Products incl. Contraceptives and Vaccines.
Which NIGP codes match UNSPSC 51352006?
UNSPSC 51352006 maps to 1 NIGP code, 26968 Hormones and Synthetic Substitutes.
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