Product ID:00713079 OPHTHOCORT OPHTHALMIC OINTMENT
MSDS Date:06/06/1991
FSC:6505
NIIN:00F031262
MSDS Number: BSMYR

PARKE-DAVIS DIV OF WARNER-LAMBERT CO

201 TABOR RD
MORRIS PLAINS, NJ 07950-2614
US

Emergency Phone: 201-540-2000

Info Phone: 201-540-2000

Preparer: ROY MUELLER

Cage: 82559

WARNER-LAMBERT CO

MORRIS PLAINS, NJ 07950-2614 US

Telephone: 201-540-2000

Cage: 82559

CHLORAMPHENICOL (SUSPECTED HUMAN CARCINOGEN BY IARC)

CAS: 56-75-7

RTECS: AB6825000

HYDROCORTISONE ACETATE

CAS: 50-03-3

RTECS: GM8960000

POLYMYXIN B SULFATE

CAS: 1405-20-5

RTECS: TR1150000

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50(RAT): 2500 MG/KG CHLOROMYCETIN
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ADVERSE REACTIONS FOLLOWING
THERAPEUTIC USE OF CHLORAMPHENICOL INCLUDE BONE MARROW
DEPRESSION/SERIOUS/FATAL BLOOD DYSCRASIAS (APLASTIC/HYPOPLASTIC
ANEMIA/THROMBOCYTOPENIA/GRANULOCYTOPENIA), GI DISTURB ANCES/CNS
DEPRESSION. MARROW DEPRESSION, REVERSIBLE (DOSE
RELATED)/IRREVERSIBLE (NOT DOSE RELATED). SEE SUPP
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SEE INGREDIENTS
Effects of Overexposure:ITCHING.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH W/WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP &
WATER. INGESTION: SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. INHALATION: REMOVE TO
FRESH AIR. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Extinguishing Media:CO2, DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM, WATER SPRAY
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE APPROVED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS

Spill Release Procedures:WIPE OR MOP UP MATERIAL. WASH ALL CONTAMINATED
SURFACES W/SOAP & WATER. PLACE WASTE IN APPROPRIATE CONTAINER FOR
FUTURE DISPOSAL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AS STATED IN PRODUCT LABEL.
AVIOD SKIN & DYE CONTACT.

Protective Gloves:REQUIRED
Eye Protection:REQUIRED
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE. WASH EXPOSED SKIN PROMPTLY.
Supplemental Safety and Health
THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF APLASTIC ANEMIA ATTRIBUTED TO
CHLORAMPHENICOL WHICH LATER TERMINATED IN LEUKEMIA.

pH:5-7.5
Appearance and Odor:SOLID SOFT, WHITE, TRANSPARENT OINTMENT, ODORLESS

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF CARBON, NITROGEN, SULFUR,
HYDROGEN CHLORIDE

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/FEDERAL, STATE &
LOCAL REGULATIONS. INCINERATION IN A PERMITTED INCINERATOR IS THE
PREFERRED DISPOSAL METHOD.

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