UNSPSC 51422354: Methylprednisolone acetate

This classification denotes a therapeutic glucocorticoid with the molecular formula C24H32O6, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier 43502P7F0P, chemically known as 3,20-dioxo-11beta,17alpha,21-trihydroxy-1,4-pregnadiene but more generally known as methylprednisolone acetate, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 5755. European Medicines Agency schedules Methylprednisolone acetate in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB03255MIG.

UNSPSC 51422354 Methylprednisolone acetate is a Commodity code tracking a specific corticosteroid pharmaceutical product. State and local governments buy methylprednisolone acetate primarily through health and human services agencies, community health programs, and emergency response systems — in practice, the recent activity shows procurement of naloxone (a different pharmaceutical) and broader pharmacy benefit program structuring rather than direct methylprednisolone acetate purchasing. The issuing bodies include county health departments and state health and human services commissions. The code shows limited recent direct alignment with methylprednisolone acetate procurement specifically; the Seminole County, Florida opportunity targets naloxone and drug deactivation systems, and the Texas HHS RFI addresses direct-to-manufacturer prescription fulfillment models across multiple therapeutics rather than this single product line.

Recent activity is sparse under this code. Seminole County, Florida issued IFB 60459723LAS on June 30, 2026, seeking 1,900 units of naloxone and 800 safe drug deactivation systems annually with a response deadline of July 26, 2023, through competitive sealed bidding. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted RFI HHS0017013 on April 3, 2026, requesting vendor capabilities for direct-to-manufacturer prescription contracting but without specification of methylprednisolone acetate as a target product. The geographic spread reflects isolated activity in Florida and Texas, with no supporting evidence of broader state or local procurement momentum under this specific commodity code. Bidders should verify that solicitations tagged to this code genuinely require methylprednisolone acetate supply rather than broader pharmaceutical procurement or emergency-response products.