Product ID:GALLIUM CITRATE GA 67 INJECTION
MSDS Date:01/05/1991
FSC:6505
NIIN:00N030958
MSDS Number: BNQVL

MALLINCKRODT MEDICAL INC

2703 WAGNER PLACE
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO 63043
US

Emergency Phone: 314-344-3800 OR 314-539-1600

Info Phone: 314-344-3800 OR 314-539-1600

Cage: FO650

MALLINCKRODT MEDICAL INC

MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO 63043-3421 US

Telephone: 314-770-7800/314-895-2000

Cage: FO650

GALLIUM CITRATE GA-67

CAS: 41183-64-6

Fraction By Weight: <0.001%

SODIUM CHLORIDE

CAS: 7647-14-5

RTECS: VZ4725000

Fraction By Weight: <1%

BENZYL ALCOHOL

CAS: 100-51-6

RTECS: DN3150000

Fraction By Weight: <1%

CITRIC ACID, SODIUM SALT; (SODIUM CITRATE (MFR CAS NO.

CAS: 18996-35-5

RTECS: GE7950000

Fraction By Weight: <1%

WATER

CAS: 7732-18-5

RTECS: ZC0110000

Fraction By Weight: >99%

W/LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

CONFORMITY W/REGS APPROP TO THE GOVT AGENCY

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

VIAL CONTAINING THE DRUG SHOULD BE KEPT W/IN ITS

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

CONTENTS WHICH WOULD CAUSE UNNECESSARY EXPOSURE TO

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

INVOLVE LEVELS OF RADIATION EXPOSURE WHICH

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:INHAL:GALLIUM DOES NOT EASILY
BECOME AIRBORNE. NOT EXPECTED TO BE A HLTH HAZ VIA INHAL.
INGEST:MAY CAUSE ASYMPTOMATIC PHYSIOLOGICAL UPTAKE BY THYROID GLAND
OR OTHER TISS. SKIN:NOT EXPECTED TO PR DCE ANY ACUTE ADVERSE HLTH
EFTS. EYE:NOADVERSE EFT EXPECTED, BUT MAY CAUSE MECH IRRIT.
CHRONIC:IT IS (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:WIDELY ACCEPTED IN THE SCIENTIFIC
COMMUNITY THAT EXPOS TO SUFFICIENT QTYS OF IONIZING RADIA CAN
POTNTLY CAUSE HARMFUL BIOLOGICAL EFTS WHICH INCL CANCER, LEUKEMIA &
GENETIC & TERATOGENIC EFTS. THE HLTH RISKS ASSOC W/CHRONIC RADIA
EXPOS (CANCER, LEUKEMIA, GENETIC & TERATOGENIC EFTS) ARE BELIEVED
TO (ING 10)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NO INFORMATION FOUND.

First Aid:REMOVE PROMPTLY ANY CONTAM FROM SKIN, EYES OR CLTHG.
INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. SUPPORT BRTHG (GIVE O2/ARTF RESP) .
INGEST:NOTIFY RADIA SFTY PERS IMMED. AMT OF MATL INGESTED SHOULD BE
ASSESSED & DOCUMENTED. SKIN:WASH AFFECTED AREA THORO W/SOAP &
WATER UNTIL NO MORE RADIOACTIVITY CAN BE REMOVED. ALWAYS BLOT DRY.
DO NOT ABRADE SKIN. NOTIFY RADIA SFTY PERS. EYE:IF SPLASH OCCURS,
(SUPP DATA)

Extinguishing Media:USE ANY MEANS SUITABLE FOR EXTINGUISHING
SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT CONSIDERED TO BE AN EXPLOSION HAZARD.

Spill Release Procedures:IF PROD IS RECEIVED IN LEAKING CNDTN OR ANY
LOSS/RELS OF RADIOACTIVE CONTENTS OCCURS, NOTIFY YOUR RADIA SFTY
DEPT & MALLINCKRODT. ALL CLEANUP OPERATIONS SHOULD BE PERFORMED TO
THE STANDARD OPERATING P ROCEDURES (SOP'S) ESTABLISHED FOR YOUR
(SUPP DATA)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AT 15C-30C. HNDLG TIME SHOULD BE
KEPT TO A MIN & APPROP SHIELDING SHOULD BE USED. HNDLG DEVICES SUCH
AS SYRINGE SHIELDS & TONGS SHOULD BE USED.
Other Precautions:STOR & DISP OF PROD SHOULD BE CONTROLLED IN A MANNER
WHICH IS IN COMPLIANCE W/APPROP REGS OF FED OR STATE GOVT AGENCY
AUTHORIZED TO LICENSE USE OF THIS RADIONUCLIDE. RADIOACTIVE DRUGS
MUST BE HANDLED BY QUALIFIED PERS IN (ING 7)

Respiratory Protection:NOT EXPECTED TO REQUIRE PERSONAL RESPIRATOR
USAGE. NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR EXPOSURE OF
CONCERN .
Ventilation:PROPERLY SEALED CONTAINERS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REQUIRE ANY
SEPCIAL VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:DISP PLASTIC, LATEX OR RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:LABCOAT.
Work Hygienic Practices:NO SMOKING, EATING OR DRINKING SHOULD BE
ALLOWED IN ANY AREA WHERE RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS ARE HANDLED OR
STORED.
Supplemental Safety and Health
HMIS(LEVIEN) IN ASSIGNING HCC,NOTES THAT LD50 SUBCUTANEOUS FOR GALLIUM
CITRATE IS 37-2227MG/KG(RTECS 93-3). IS FIRST AID PROC:WASH W/WATER
FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS OR UNTIL NO MORE RADIOACTIVITY CAN BE RE
MOVED. NOTIFY RADIATION SAFETY PERSONNEL. SPILL PROC:FACILITY.
ENSURE COMPLIANCE (ING 6)

HCC:T6
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:212F,100C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:32.0F,0.0C
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS, ODORLESS LIQUID IN A 10 ML GLASS
VIAL.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:MAY EMIT RADIOACTIVE FUMES CONTAINING
GA-67 WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE W/FEDERAL, STATE
& LOCAL REGULATIONS .

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