PSC 6505: DRUGS AND BIOLOGICALS — Federal Procurement Code

65 - MEDICAL/DENTAL/VETERINARY EQPT/SUPP L1: Medical

Description

Drugs and Biologicals

Includes

All drugs, medicinal grade chemicals, and biologicals subject to the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, Department of Agriculture (Veterinary Drugs and Biologicals), listed in the Monograph Section of the U.S. Pharmacopeia or the National Formulary or covered by the United States Adopted Names (USAN).

Excludes

Medicated cosmetics and toiletries classifiable in FSC 6508 and in vitro diagnostic substances and reagents classifiable in FSC 6550.

Suggested adjacent classifications

PSC codes describe what the government buys. These related classifications help connect procurement codes to industries, commodities, and trade workflows.

Related NAICS industries

4242

Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers

42421

Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers

424210

Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers

325411

Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing

Official data

Feature	Description
Official name	Product Service Codes (PSC)
Maintained by	U.S. federal acquisition community / GSA PSC Manual
Purpose	Classifies what the government buys: products and services
Primary use	Federal procurement reporting, contract categorization, spend analysis
Code type	Mixed/unspecified

When do you need PSC 6505?

1 Use PSC 6505 when identifying the product or service category on a U.S. federal contract.

2 Use it when filtering opportunities or spending data in SAM.gov, FPDS, or USASpending.

3 Use it when comparing a procurement category against related NAICS industries or UNSPSC commodities.

4 Use it when a contracting workflow needs the purchased item classification rather than the supplier industry code.