UNSPSC 51352008: Norethindrone or norethisterone

This classification denotes a therapeutic progestin with the molecular formula C20H26O2, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier T18F433X4S, chemically known as 19-nortestosterone, 17-ethynyl- but generally known as norethindrone, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 4536. European Medicines Agency schedules Norethindrone in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB09362MIG. World Health Organization schedules norethindrone in its Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classification.

Norethindrone or norethisterone bears US NLM identifiers UMLS ID C0028356 and NCI Concept Code C62059. SMILES: OC1(C2(C(C3C(CC2)C2C(=CC(=O)CC2)CC3)CC1)C)C#C.

UNSPSC 51352008 Norethindrone or norethisterone is a Commodity code that covers procurement of this synthetic progestin pharmaceutical product by state and local health agencies, primarily for contraceptive and hormone-replacement formulations. State and local governments acquire norethindrone through bulk pharmaceutical purchasing, typically via standing contracts with suppliers or through cooperative purchasing vehicles managed by state Medicaid agencies, state health departments, and county public health clinics that dispense contraceptive services to uninsured and underinsured populations. The product appears most frequently in formulary procurement for family planning programs and in institutional pharmacy bulk-purchase agreements where the cost per unit and payment terms drive vendor selection.

The source provides no recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code. Without identifiable recent solicitations, issuing-body patterns and geographic concentration cannot be characterized from current market activity. State Medicaid programs and county health departments remain the most likely buyers, but the absence of recent postings suggests either routine standing-contract renewal outside of formal RFP cycles or procurement tagged under broader pharmaceutical-commodity or contraceptive-supply codes rather than this specific UNSPSC classification.