UNSPSC 51422101: Prednisone

This classification denotes a therapeutic glucocorticoid with the molecular formula C21H26O5, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier VB0R961HZT, chemically known as pregna-1,4-diene-3,11,20-trione, 17,21-dihydroxy- but generally known as prednisone, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 4900. European Medicines Agency schedules Prednisone in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB10020MIG.

UNSPSC 51422101 Prednisone is a Commodity code that nominally covers pharmaceutical prednisone products; however, the recent state and local activity tagged under this code shows a significant mismatch with its stated scope. The single recent opportunity on file—Seminole County, Florida's IFB 60459723LAS—solicits naloxone and safe drug deactivation systems for community health initiatives, not prednisone. The code appears to see limited relevant procurement activity under its intended pharmaceutical scope at the state and local level, with the present record suggesting either a classification error or sporadic tagging of tangential health-related products.

Seminole County, Florida posted the naloxone and drug deactivation system procurement on June 30, 2026, with a response deadline of July 26, 2023 (a date discrepancy in the source). The county sought 1,900 units of naloxone and 800 safe drug deactivation systems annually on a fixed-fee basis, with quarterly deliveries to the Seminole County Community Health Building in Sanford, Florida. Bidders were required to submit electronically through the county's e-Procurement Portal, include all shipping and delivery costs in their proposals, provide unit pricing for each line item, and comply with drug-free workplace certification, E-Verify requirements, workers' compensation, commercial general liability, and professional liability insurance. The initial contract term was two years with an optional one-year renewal, subject to a three-month probationary period. The procurement carried potential FEMA funding and associated federal compliance obligations. No explicit set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises were stated.