UNSPSC 51422102: Chloroprednisone

This classification denotes a therapeutic glucocorticoid with the molecular formula C21H25ClO5, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier 564IBO56IP, chemically known as pregna-1,4-diene-3,11,20-trione, 6.alpha.-chloro-17,21-dihydroxy-, 21-acetate but generally known as chloroprednisone, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 235970. European Medicines Agency schedules Chloroprednisone in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB06192MIG.

UNSPSC 51422102 Chloroprednisone is a Commodity code nominally covering a specific corticosteroid pharmaceutical, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows a significant mismatch: the one recent opportunity solicited naloxone and drug deactivation systems rather than chloroprednisone. Naloxone is an opioid antagonist used in overdose reversal and community harm-reduction programs, fundamentally different in therapeutic class and clinical application from the corticosteroid the code nominally describes. The opportunity indicates state and local health agencies are using this code designation to procure emergency-response and public-health pharmaceuticals and systems, though the code assignment does not reflect the actual product scope being bought.

Seminole County, Florida posted IFB 60459723LAS on June 30, 2026, seeking 1,900 units of naloxone and 800 safe drug deactivation systems annually through competitive bidding, with quarterly deliveries to the Seminole County Community Health Building at 520 W. Lake Mary Blvd, Sanford, Florida. The bid deadline was July 26, 2023, at 2:00 pm, with vendors required to submit bids electronically through the county's e-procurement portal and include all shipping and delivery costs. The contract carried a two-year initial term with one-year renewal option and a three-month probationary period. Vendors had to meet drug-free workplace certification, E-Verify compliance, and specific insurance requirements including workers' compensation, commercial general liability, and professional liability. The procurement indicated potential FEMA funding and associated federal compliance obligations. No recent additional opportunities under this code are present in the source; activity appears limited to this single Seminole County solicitation.