UNSPSC 51434104: Pentamethonium

This classification denotes a nicotinic antagonist with the molecular formula C11H28N2, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier 521DS2D2HB, chemically known as 1,5-pentanediaminium, n,n,n,n,n,n-hexamethyl-, dibromide (9ci) but generally known as pentamethonium bromide, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 10919. European Medicines Agency schedules Pentamethonium in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB09681MIG. The term PENTAMETHONIUM is an International Non-Proprietary Name.

As of Q4 2014, PENTAMETHONIUM remains the US FDA Preferred Term for this commodity. Pentamethonium bears US NLM identifiers UMLS ID C0070299 and NCI Concept Code C84044. SMILES: C[N+](C)(C)CCCCC[N+](C)(C)C.

UNSPSC 51434104 Pentamethonium is a Commodity code covering emergency pharmaceutical supplies, specifically advanced life support medications used by fire rescue and emergency medical services. State and local governments procure individual medications in this category—epinephrine, adenosine, labetalol, diltiazem, and similar critical-care injectables—through periodic competitive sealed-bid solicitations to support paramedic protocols and emergency response operations. The purchasing pattern reflects ongoing inventory replenishment needs driven by unit consumption, expiration cycles, and fleet requirements at fire departments and EMS agencies. Issuing bodies are primarily municipal fire departments and emergency services divisions, which source these medications through their city purchasing offices rather than through state health or procurement departments.

Activity under the code is currently limited. The City of Tampa's Purchasing Department issued the sole recent opportunity—Solicitation 26P00188 for Advanced Life Support Medications—an IFB posted April 24, 2026 with a response deadline of April 8, 2026 (note: the due date precedes the posted date, indicating a correction or administrative lag in the public record). The bid, valued at $40,000, called for four specific medication line items totaling 3,530 units for Tampa Fire Rescue in Hillsborough County, Florida, with firm pricing, FOB delivery within ten days of order, nine-month minimum shelf life, and one-year contract term with two one-year renewal options. The City designated the opportunity as sheltered for Small Local Business Enterprises with a 5 percent bid discount capped at $10,000. The source shows no other state or local opportunities under this code; geographic and issuing-body diversity cannot be characterized from the available data.