UNSPSC 51453011: Piperazine hexahydrate

This classification denotes an antihelminthic agent C4H10N2.6H2O, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier P3M07B8U64, chemically known as piperazine, hydrate (1:6), but more generally known as piperazine hexahydrate, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 120181. European Medicines Agency schedules Piperazine hexahydrate in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB14886MIG. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule piperazine hexahydrate under HS 29335990 and SITC 51576.

As of Q4 2014, PIPERAZINE HEXAHYDRATE remains US FDA's Preferred Term for this commodity. SMILES: C1CNCCN1.O.O.O.O.O.O.

UNSPSC 51453011 Piperazine hexahydrate, a Commodity code, carries a misleading name relative to what state and local governments actually buy under it. The recent opportunities tagged to this code involve naloxone, prescription fulfillment programs, fire department medical supplies, and generic pharmaceuticals—none of which are piperazine hexahydrate. The code shows a mismatch between its nominal scope and the pharmaceutical and medical-supply procurement activity being tagged to it in practice, suggesting either miscoding in the source opportunities or a broader interpretation of the code's applicability in some procurement systems.

The issuing bodies across these opportunities span county health departments (Seminole County, Florida), state health agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), municipal fire departments (City of Tampa), and cooperative purchasing alliances (Minnesota Multistate Cooperative Purchasing Alliance serving state and local members). Geographic activity centers on Florida, Texas, and the upper Midwest. Representative recent activity includes Seminole County's IFB for 1,900 units of naloxone and 800 drug deactivation systems annually with a July 26, 2023 response deadline; Texas HHS's RFI regarding direct-to-manufacturer prescription programs posted April 3, 2026; the City of Tampa's IFB for 169 line items of medical and first aid supplies for the Fire Department Rescue Division due March 13, 2026, with an estimated contract value of $700,000 and a sheltered-market set-aside for certified Small Local Business Enterprises; and MMCAP's RFP for generic multi-source pharmaceuticals and OTC products with a March 26, 2026 response deadline and a two-year contract term. The code's current tagging does not reflect its intended commodity scope, limiting its practical utility for forecasting pharmaceutical or pharmaceutical-adjacent demand specific to piperazine hexahydrate itself.