Product ID:PHENOBARBITAL ELIXIR CIV
MSDS Date:11/01/1990
FSC:6505
NIIN:00-174-7166
MSDS Number: BJPBY

Emergency Phone: 301-298-1000

Info Phone: 301-298-1000

Cage: 1L054

Telephone: 804-466-8008

Cage: 3X545

PHENOBARBITAL ( 5-ETHYL-5-PHEYL-BARBITURIC ACID)

CAS: 50-06-6

RTECS: CQ6825000

"NOT HAZARDOUS" MAY BE TAKEN INTERNALLY

Fraction By Weight: TO 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL RAT LD50 IS 162 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:NONE GIVEN BY MANUMACTURER. PRODUCT
IS ASSUMED TO BE IRRITATING TO EYES. IT IS A MILD TRANQUILIZER,
MADE TO BE TAKEN INTERNALLY. THE PRIME HAZARD BEING THAT OF OVER
DOSE. IT SHOULD PRODUCE DROWSINE SS, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
DEPRESSION, ETC. IF TAKEN IN SUFFICIENT DOSAGE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:IARC HAS LISTED PHENOBARBITAL AS CLASS
2B CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE:IRRITATION SKIN:UNKNOWN INHALED: UNLIKELY
EXPOSURE. INGESTED:(OVER DOSE) DROWSINESS, ETC.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE GIVEN BY MANUFACTURER
(SUPPLIER).

First Aid:EYE:FLUSH W/WATER AT LEAST 15 MIN, HOLD LIDS OPEN. SKIN:WASH
WITH SOAP AND WATER. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND LAUNDER
BEFORE REUSE. INHALATION:MOVE TO FRESH AIR. RESTORE BREATHING IF
NECESSARY. I NGESTION:DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GIVE 2LARGE GLASSES
OF WATER AND SEEK MEDICAL CARE. GIVE NOTHING BY MOUTH IF
UNCONSCIOUS.

Extinguishing Media:NONE GIVEN BY MANUFACTURER (SUPPLIER). USE WATER
FOG, CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, OR DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA &
FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WHEN FIGHTING CHEMICAL FIRE. USE WATER
SPRAY TO COOL NEARBY CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FIRE OR EXCESSIVE HEAT MAY CAUSE
PRODUCTION OF HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS.

Spill Release Procedures:MOP UP OR SOAK UP WITH CLOTH OR PAPER. PLACE
IN CLOSED CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE.
Other Precautions:USE ONLY AS PRESCRIBED BY PHYSICIAN.

Respiratory Protection:RESPIRATOR WILL NOT NORMALLY BE NECESSARY.
Ventilation:NORMAL ROOM VENTILATION IS SUFFICIENT.
Protective Gloves:NONE REQUIRED
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:NONE
Work Hygienic Practices:USE GOOD HYGIENE PRACTICE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE

HCC:N1
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR ORANGE-RED LIQUID, NO ODOR DESCRIBED BY MFR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE GIVEN BY MANUFACTURER (SUPPLIER).
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE GIVEN BY MANUFACTURER (SUPPLIER).
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE GIVEN BY MANUFACTURER (SUPPLIER).

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE I/A/W ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
REGULATIONS.

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