Product ID:MEPERIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE, USP
MSDS Date:06/03/1991
FSC:6505
NIIN:00-855-6974
MSDS Number: BWDYS

Emergency Phone: 312-937-7901

Info Phone: 312-937-7901

Cage: 60060

Telephone: 847-935-7177

Cage: 60060

MEPERIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE

CAS: 50-13-5

RTECS: NS5950000

WATER

CAS: 7732-18-5

RTECS: ZC0110000

LD50 LC50 Mixture:170 MG/KG ORAL RABBIT LD50
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHALATION- SYSTEMIC POISONING
MAY OCCUR. EYES- MAY CAUSE MIOSIS. POSSIBLE APPEARANCE OF OPACITIES
OF THE LENS. INGESTION- CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION. ENLARGED
AND TENDER LIVER. RESPIRAT ORY FAILURE. CONVULSIONS. CHRONIC:
SYSTEMIC POISONING. BLEPHARITIS AND CONJUNCTIVITIS. VARIOUS
PULMONARY PATHOLOGIES.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION & INGESTION- DRY MOUTH, SLURRED
SPEECH, HEADACHE, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIZZINESS, DROWSINESS,
WEAKNESS, ANOREXIA, INSOMIA, DEPRESSED COUGH REFLEX, TREMORS,
VISUAL DISTURBANCES AND IMPAIRED MEN TAL AND PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE.
IN SOME INDIVIDUALS ANXIETY, AGITATION AND EXCITEMENT MAY PASS INTO
DELIRIUM OR MANIA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH WITH RUNNING WATER FOR 15 MINUTES WHILE LIFTING
EYELIDS. SKIN: FLUSH WITH WATER. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.
INHALATION: REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR. GIVE OXYGEN OR ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATIO N AS REQUIRED. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION- DO NOT
INDUCE VOMITING. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. IF VOMITING OCCURS, KEEP
HEAD LOWER THAN HIPS TO PREVENT ASPIRATION.

Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM, WATER FOG.
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINER FROM FIRE AREA IF YOU CAN DO IT
WITHOUT RISK.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE

Spill Release Procedures:SOAK UP SPILL WITH VERMICULITE OR OTHER
ABSORBENT MATERIAL AND PLACE INTO SUITABLE CONTAINERS FOR LATER
DISPOSAL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORAGE OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES MUST
COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE SECURITY REQUIREMENTS IN 21 CFR 1301.71-76.
STORE AWAY FORM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:NONE

Respiratory Protection:SPECIFIC RESPIRATOR SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON
CONTAMINATION LEVELS FOUND IN THE WORK PLACE AND MUST BE JOINTLY
APPROVED BY THE NIOSH AND MSHA. DUST AND MIST RESPIRATOR. SCBA
WITH A FULL FACEPIECE IN PRESSURE-DEMAND/POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION
SYSTEM.
Protective Gloves:RECOMMENDED
Eye Protection:SPLASH-PROOF SAFETY GLASSES.
Other Protective Equipment:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING THIS
MATERIAL.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:WATER
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:WATER
Spec Gravity:WATER
pH:4-6
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR SOLUTION.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NEGLIG

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS, BASES AND OXIDIZERS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND
PRESSURES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC AND/OR HAZARDOUS GASES.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND
LOCAL REGULATIONS. FOR ASSISTANCE, CONTACT THE DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.

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