UNSPSC 51422421: Fludrocortisone acetate

This classification denotes a therapeutic glucocorticoid with the molecular formula C23H31FO6, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier V47IF0PVH4, chemically known as 9-fluoro-11beta,17,21-trihydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione 21-acetate but more generally known as fludrocortisone acetate, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 10572. European Medicines Agency schedules Fludrocortisone acetate in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB02209MIG.

UNSPSC 51422421 Fludrocortisone acetate is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement records shows minimal relevant activity — the two most recent opportunities tagged to this code describe naloxone and drug deactivation systems procurement and a pharmacy benefit program information-gathering initiative, neither of which involve fludrocortisone acetate or the corticosteroid pharmaceutical products the code nominally covers. State and local health departments, counties, and human services agencies would ordinarily use this code to buy fludrocortisone acetate, a synthetic mineralocorticoid used to treat adrenal insufficiency and related endocrine disorders, for administration through health clinics, emergency departments, or chronic disease management programs. However, the recent opportunities block does not support characterization of active purchasing patterns, repeat buyers, or geographic concentration under this code at present.

The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the recent opportunities suggests either tagging errors in the source data or a genuine lull in state and local fludrocortisone acetate solicitation activity. Without representative opportunities that actually align with fludrocortisone procurement, no decision-relevant detail on issuing-body patterns, geographic spread, or current market demand can be drawn from this source. If your firm is tracking corticosteroid pharmaceutical procurement at the state and local level, this code warrants periodic review for renewed activity rather than immediate pursuit.