UNSPSC 51422107: Meprednisone

This classification denotes a therapeutic glucocorticoid with the molecular formula C22H28O5, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier 67U96J8P35, chemically known as 17, 21-dihydroxy-16.beta.-methylpregna-1,4-diene-3,11,20-trione but generally known as meprednisone, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 4063. European Medicines Agency schedules Meprednisone in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB08756MIG. The term MEPREDNISONE is an International Non-Proprietary Name.

UNSPSC 51422107 Meprednisone is a Commodity code whose recent activity does not align with its nominal scope. The single recent state and local opportunity tagged to this code—Seminole County, Florida's IFB for Naloxone and Safe Drug Deactivation Systems—solicits emergency response and harm-reduction pharmaceuticals and equipment rather than meprednisone, a corticosteroid used in rheumatologic and immunologic treatment. The mismatch suggests either a classification error in the original posting or that the code is not actively used by state and local procurement offices for its intended product line. No other recent opportunities under this code appear in the source.

Seminole County released IFB 60459723LAS on June 30, 2026, with a response deadline of July 26, 2023, seeking 1,900 units of naloxone and 800 safe drug deactivation systems annually through quarterly deliveries to the Seminole County Community Health Building in Sanford, Florida. The procurement required electronic bid submission through the county's e-Procurement Portal, with all shipping and delivery costs included in vendor proposals. The contract carried a two-year initial term with a one-year renewal option, a three-month probationary period allowing termination at will, and potential FEMA funding with associated federal compliance obligations. No explicit set-aside designations were noted; bidders were required to maintain drug-free workplace certification, E-Verify compliance, and specified insurance coverage. The code shows insufficient recent activity to characterize a meaningful geographic or issuing-body pattern.