BQKGB - 7241 EPINEPHRINE INJ USP

Product Identification

Product ID:7241 EPINEPHRINE INJ USP
MSDS Date:12/13/1991
FSC:6505
NIIN:00F026874
MSDS Number: BQKGB

Responsible Party
ABBOTT LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL PRODUCTS DIVISION
1 ABBOTT PARK RD
ABBOTT PARK, IL 60064-3500
US

Emergency Phone: 708-937-6100

Info Phone: 708-937-6100

Cage: 4W445

Contractor
TAP PHARMACEUTICALS
DEERFIELD, IL 60015 US

Telephone: 800-621-1020

Cage: 0MRZ6

Ingredients

EPINEPHRINE

CAS: 51-43-4

RTECS: DO2625000

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

Hazards

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (MOUSE): 50 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INJECTION:
NERVOUSNESS/FEARFULNESS/ANXIETY/PALPITATIONS/TENSENESS/RESTLESSNESS
/HEADACHE/TREMOR/DIZZINESS/LIGHTHEADEDNESS/TACHYCARDIA/NAUSEA/VOMIT
ING/RESPIRATORY DIFFICULTY/FEVER/CHILL/DILATED PUPILS/B LURRED
VISION/CYANOSIS/ELECTROCARDIOGRAM CHANGE/DISTURBED CARDIAC
RHYTHM/HYPERTENSION/METABOLIC ACIDOSIS/CARDIAC INJURY.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:NATURALLY OCCURING SYMPATHOMIMETIC AMINE THAT
STIMULATES THE SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM. CAN PRODUCE
IRRITATION/PIGMENT DEPOSITION/REDUCTION OF INTRAOCULAR
PRESSURE/REDUCTION IN VISUAL ACTIVITY TO THE EYES. INTRANASAL:
REBOUND CONGESTION. INJECTION: TISSUE NECROSIS DUE TO LOCAL
CONSTRICTION OF BLOOD VESSELS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:OLD AGE/CARDIOVASCULAR
DISEASES/HYPERTENSION/DIABETES/HYPERTHYROID RESPIRATORY
DISEASE/LABOR & OCULAR DISEASE/GLAUCOMA/HYPERSENSITIVITY TO
SYMPATHOMIMETIC AMINES.

First Aid

First Aid:REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE. SKIN/EYE: FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF
WATER. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS OR SIGNS OF TOXICITY OCCUR, SEEK
MEDICAL ATTENTION. NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: NO KNOWN ANTIDOTE. PROVIDE
SYMPTOMATIC/S UPPORTIVE CARE, MONITORING CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION,
AS NECESSARY.

Fire Fighting

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE

Accidental Release

Spill Release Procedures:CLEAN UP PROMPTLY/AVOID SKIN & EYE
CONTACT/WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING/PREVENT FROM ENTERING GROUND OR
NAVIGABLE WATERS.

Handling

Other Precautions:USE BY PREGNANT WOMEN MAY DELAY LABOR BY RETARDING
UTERINE CONTRACTIONS & CAUSE FETAL ANOXIA.

Exposure Controls

Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Supplemental Safety and Health

Chemical Properties

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text: AS WATER
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text: AS WATER
Spec Gravity: AS WATER
pH:2.5-5
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR LIQUID
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NEGLIG

Stability

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
Stability Condition to Avoid:PROTECT FROM LIGHT.

Disposal

Waste Disposal Methods:IN ACORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL
REGULATIONS. REPORTABLE QUANTITY: 1000 LB. RCRA HAZARDOUS WASTE;
EPA NUMBER: P042.

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