UNSPSC 51473909: Salicylic acid/zinc pyrithione

This classification denotes a combination drug defined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in its (VA's) National Drug File (NDF), which falls under VA Drug Class DE400. This VA Drug Class (DE400) classifies this compound as belonging to the group SOAPS/SHAMPOOS/SOAP-FREE CLEANSERS.

UNSPSC 51473909 Salicylic acid/zinc pyrithione is a Commodity code that nominally covers active pharmaceutical and personal-care chemical ingredients, but recent state and local procurement activity shows a sharp mismatch between the code's chemical scope and the work being tagged under it. The three most recent opportunities posted under this code — athletic training services for fire and police departments, medical aid supplies for fire rescue operations, and a pharmacy benefit information-gathering initiative — involve no salicylic acid or zinc pyrithione products and instead span healthcare service delivery, first-aid consumables, and pharmaceutical benefit administration. The code appears to have been misapplied across these solicitations, with no evidence of state or local governments actually procuring the active ingredients themselves under this classification in the recent posting window.

Given the absence of relevant recent procurement activity aligned with the code's actual scope, no geographic concentration, repeat-buyer pattern, or representative opportunity targeting salicylic acid or zinc pyrithione compounds can be identified. The three posted records suggest either a systematic tagging error in the underlying procurement database or a data-classification artifact rather than an active market for the chemical ingredients the code nominally describes. Business development professionals should treat this code as inactive for direct opportunity pursuit; the code shows little meaningful recent state and local demand.