UNSPSC 51385609: Potassium salicylate

This classification denotes a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug with the molecular formula C7H5O3.K, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier K91YT16P5M, chemically known as benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, monopotassium salt but generally known as potassium salicylate, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 11355. European Medicines Agency schedules Potassium salicylate in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB14994MIG.

World Health Organization schedules potassium salicylate in its Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classification. As of Q4 2014, POTASSIUM SALICYLATE remains the US FDA Preferred Term for this commodity. Potassium salicylate bears US NLM identifiers UMLS ID C0770438 and NCI Concept Code C84100. SMILES: C1=CC=C(C(=C1)C(=O)[O-])O.[K+].

UNSPSC 51385609 Potassium salicylate is a Commodity code that in recent state and local practice maps to pharmaceutical and medical supply procurement rather than the narrow chemical compound its name suggests. State and local health departments, counties, and public health agencies use this code to solicit naloxone, drug deactivation systems, and related emergency medical supplies that support community health and opioid-response initiatives. The issuing bodies are typically county health authorities and municipal public health departments operating under public health mandates and often FEMA-funded programs. Vendors must meet standard compliance requirements including E-Verify authorization, drug-free workplace certification, and appropriate liability insurance; contracts typically include probationary termination provisions and may incorporate federal environmental and procurement regulations when FEMA funding is involved.

Seminole County, Florida posted the only recent opportunity in the source, an IFB (IFB60459723LAS) on June 30, 2026, for 1,900 units of naloxone and 800 safe drug deactivation systems annually with quarterly deliveries to the Seminole County Community Health Building in Sanford. The bid deadline was July 26, 2023, with electronic submission required through the county's e-Procurement Portal and all shipping and delivery costs to be included in proposals. The contract structure included a two-year initial term with a one-year renewal option and a three-month probationary period. Geographic activity under this code appears limited to Florida based on available recent records, though the narrow scope of the opportunity block and the mismatch between the Commodity code's chemical name and the actual pharmaceutical procurement suggest that state and local contracting offices may not consistently use this code for naloxone and drug deactivation system buys.