Product ID:0402-0867, PILOCARPINE HYDROCHLORIDE (SUPP DATA)
MSDS Date:05/15/1991
FSC:6505
NIIN:00N059879
MSDS Number: BXJSL

Emergency Phone: 602-278-1400

Info Phone: 602-278-1400

Preparer: JANET MEHTA

Cage: 0BZC5

Telephone: 602-278-2400

Cage: 0BZC5

PILOCARPINE, MONOHYDROCHLORIDE; (PILOCARPINE HYDROCHLORIDE)

CAS: 54-71-7

RTECS: TK1450000

Fraction By Weight: 1-6%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:EYE, SKIN &/OR RESPIRATORY TRACT
IRRITATION. SWEATING, WATER NASAL DISCHARGE, ERUCTATION,
LACRIMATION, INVOLUNTARY DEFECATION & URINATION, FLUSHING, MIOSIS,
CONJUNCTIVAL CONGESTION, CILIARY SPAS M, HYSTAGMUS, FEAR,
RESTLESSNESS, EXCESSIVE DREAMING, INCREASED BRONCHIAL SECRETION
W/BRONCHO (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:CONSTRICTION, BRADYCARDIA, HYPOTENSION
& COMA. ALSO, DEATH MAY OCCUR DUE TO CARDIAC ARREST, CENTRAL
RESPIRATORY PARALYSIS OR PULMONARY EDEMA. CHRONIC:POSSIBLE
HYPERSENSITIZATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYE:FLUSH W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. SEEK MEDICAL
ADVICE/ATTENTION. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. FLUSH W/WATER.
SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE/ATTENTION. INHAL:REMOVE PERSON TO FRESH AIR.
SEEK MEDICA L ATTENTION. INGEST:FLUSH MOUTH W/WATER. SEEK MEDICAL
ADVICE/ATTENTION.

Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE OR FOAM,
AS APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING MATERIALS & FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EMITS TOXIC FUMES.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR THE RECOMMENDED PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT. WIPE WORKING SURFACE TO DRYNESS, THEN WASH W/SOAP &
WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:HANDLE ALL PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS IN
A WAY THAT WILL AVOID CONTACT WITH & INHALATION OF DUST, FUMES,
MISTS &/OR VAPORS ASSOCIATED W/THE PRODUCT.
Other Precautions:STORE IN COOL PLACE (8-27C).

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:DISPOSABLE, SURGICAL LATEX GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE SHOWER WHICH MEET
ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA . DISPOSABLE PROT APPAREL (PROT EXPOSED SKIN).
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MFR'S TRADE NAME/PART NO:OPHTHALMIC SOLUTION, USP. PH:3.5-5.5.

Spec Gravity:1.01 (H*2O=1)
pH:SUPDAT
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, PRACTICALLY COLORLESS SOLUTION; NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID SILVER NITRATE, MERCURY BICHLORIDE, IODIDES, GOLD SALTS, TANNIN,
CALOMEL, KMNO*4 & ALKALIES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXPOSURE TO LIGHT MAY CAUSE DECOMPOSITION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:EMITS TOXIC FUMES OF HCL & NO*X.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS.

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