UNSPSC 51371803: Meperidine or pethidine

This classification denotes an opioid receptor agonist with the molecular formula C15H21NO2, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier 9E338QE28F, chemically known as 4-piperidinecarboxylic acid, 1-methyl-4-phenyl-, ethyl ester, hydrochloride but generally known as meperidine, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 4058. European Medicines Agency schedules Pethidine in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB09738MIG. The term MEPERIDINE is an International Non-Proprietary Name.

World Health Organization schedules meperidine in its Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classification. Meperidine or pethidine bears US NLM identifiers UMLS ID C0025376 and NCI Concept Code C71632. SMILES: CCOC(=O)C1(CCN(CC1)C)C2=CC=CC=C2.

UNSPSC 51371803 Meperidine or pethidine is a Commodity code that in state and local procurement practice covers opioid analgesics and related pharmaceutical products for emergency response, public health, and medical supply applications. The single recent opportunity in the dataset shows a notable mismatch: Seminole County, Florida's IFB60459723LAS solicits naloxone (an opioid antagonist used to reverse overdose) and drug deactivation systems — products outside the nominal scope of meperidine procurement. This suggests the code sees little relevant recent state and local activity, or that issuing bodies have tagged opportunities with codes that do not align with the pharmaceutical goods actually being purchased.

The Seminole County opportunity, posted June 30, 2026 with an IFB notice and response deadline of July 26, 2023, requests 1,900 units of naloxone and 800 safe drug deactivation systems annually for quarterly delivery to the Seminole County Community Health Building in Sanford, Florida. Vendors must include shipping and delivery costs in their bids, maintain drug-free workplace certification and E-Verify compliance, and carry workers' compensation, commercial general liability, and professional liability insurance. The contract carries a two-year initial term with a one-year renewal option and includes a three-month probationary period. The procurement may be FEMA-funded and requires compliance with federal environmental regulations. The dataset provides no other recent opportunities under this code, no evidence of repeat buyers across jurisdictions, and no geographic spread beyond Florida.