UNSPSC 51452201: Methylparaben

This classification denotes a paraben, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier A2I8C7HI9T. European Medicines Agency schedules Methyl hydroxybenzoate in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB22117. Methylparaben generally arises in the molecular formula C8H8O3. The term 'methylparaben' is a United States Adopted Name designation. As of Q4 2014, METHYLPARABEN remains the US FDA Preferred Term for this commodity.

Methylparaben bears US NLM identifiers UMLS ID C0066415 and NCI Concept Code C76720. SMILES: O(C(=O)C1CCC(O)CC1)C.

UNSPSC 51452201 Methylparaben, a Commodity code, does not map to the state and local opportunities recently tagged under it. The recent solicitations—naloxone and drug deactivation systems for Seminole County, Florida; a Texas HHS therapeutic pharmacy initiative request for information; medical and first aid supplies for Tampa Fire Rescue; and a Minnesota cooperative purchasing agreement for generic pharmaceuticals and OTC products—center on finished pharmaceutical products, medical supplies, and pharmacy benefit management rather than methylparaben, a chemical preservative used in pharmaceutical and cosmetic formulations. The code shows little relevant recent activity at the commodity level; the mismatch suggests either miscoding in the state and local procurement platforms or that methylparaben procurement occurs through broader pharmaceutical or chemical supply agreements not captured in recent standalone opportunities.

The issuing bodies across the broader pharmaceutical and medical supply space include state health agencies (Texas HHS Commission), county public health departments (Seminole County), municipalities (City of Tampa), and state-led cooperative purchasing vehicles (Minnesota Multistate Cooperative Purchasing Alliance serving multiple states including Oregon). Geographic activity centers on Florida, Texas, Minnesota, and Oregon based on the recent records, though the Minnesota cooperative agreement explicitly serves participating state and local government facilities across a multi-state membership. If methylparaben procurement does surface, it is likely embedded within larger pharmaceutical manufacturing or OTC product supply contracts negotiated through cooperative agreements or state health department channels rather than as a discrete commodity purchase.