Product ID:ZINACEF, CCI13455A
MSDS Date:11/12/1990
FSC:6505
NIIN:01-219-3901
MSDS Number: BWMHX

Emergency Phone: 919-248-2100/2700

Info Phone: 919-248-2354

Cage: 34006

Telephone: 919-248-2100

Cage: 34006

CEFUROXIME SODIUM

CAS: 56238-63-2

RTECS: XI0330000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:DUST EXPO MAY CAUSE MILD-SEVERE
ALLERGIC RXS IN SENSITIVE INDIVIDUALS.NO RECORDED CASES OF FATAL
ANAPHYLAXIS(SEVERE ALLERGIC RX) POSSIBILITY OF SUCH RX MAY
EXIST.SKIN:SENSITIZER, LEAD TO ALLERGIC RASH .INHAL:RESP IRRT. RESP
SENSITIZER & MAYRESULT IN ALLERGY.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PER MSDS:THERE'S NO PUBLISHED EVIDENCE
TO SHOW THAT COMPOUND IS CARCINOGENIC OR TERATOGENIC.
Effects of Overexposure:ALLERGIC RX:ITCHY SKIN RASHES, HIVES, RUNNY OR
STUFFY NOSE, CHEST TIGHTNESS, SWELLING & DIFFICULTY BREATHING.
SEVERE RX:SHORTNESS OF BREATH, UNCONSC, SHOCK).
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:ALLERGIC REACTIONS MAY OCCUR IN
INDIVIDUALS SENSITVE TO CEPHALOSPORINS, PENICILLINS, OR OTHER
RELATED COMPOUNDS.

First Aid:EYES:FLUSH THOROUGHLY W/LG AMTS OF WATER. OBTAIN MED ATTN.
SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMIN CLOTHING. WASH SKIN W/SOAP & WATER.
INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATH DIFFICULTY OR CEASES GIVE
OXYGEN OR CARDIOPPULM ONARY RESUSCITATION. OBTAIN MED ATTN.
INGEST:RINSE MOUTH W/WATER. OBTAIN MED ATTN.

Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, FOAM, MULTI-PURPOSE DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & USE
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS (SCBA).
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:AS W/ANY ORGANIC DUST THERE IS POTENTIAL
FOR EXPLOSION WHEN SUSPENDED IN AIR IN HIGH CONCENTRATIONS.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR FULL PROT EQMPT WHEN POTENTIAL OF SKIN
EXPO/DUST INHAL.USE SCBA,SUPPLIED AIR RESP,AIR PURIFYING
RESP.UTILIZE GLOVES/EYE PROT/PROT CLOTH.COLLECT BY CAREFYLLY
SWEEP/VACUUM W/HEPA FILTER VACUUM.PLAC E IN CNTNR FOR
REUSE/DISPOSAL.WASH W/WATER AFT VAC

Handling and Storage Precautions:USE STORAGE PRACTICES THAT WILL
MINIMIZE GENERATION OF DUST.
Other Precautions:ALL SKIN CONTACT SHOULD BE AVOIDED. SPECIAL CARE
SHOULD BE TAKEN TO INSURE THAT CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & EQMPT ARE
PROPERLY CLEANED AFTER USE.

Respiratory Protection:RESP PROT EQMPT SHOULD BE WORN WHEN EXPO TO
AIRBONRE DUST LEVELS THAT EXCEED ESTIMATED SAFET WORKING
LEVEL.RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RESP SELECTION ISSUED BY NIOSH,ANSI
Z88.2,RESP EQPMT MFG SHOULD BE FOLLOW ED.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION SYSTEM @THE SOURCE OF
DUST GENERATION.
Protective Gloves:PROTECTIVE GLOVES
Eye Protection:FULL SKIN COVERINGS FOR EYE PROTECTION
Other Protective Equipment:PROT OUTER GARMENT MAY PROVIDE ADEQUATE
WORKER PROTECTION FOR LOW DUST EXPO.FULL BODY PROT FOR DUSTY AREAS.
Work Hygienic Practices:EMPOLOYEES EXPOSED TO DUST SHOULD CHANGE
CLOTHES & SHOWER AT END OF WORK ASSIGNMENT.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:N1
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:420F,216C
Solubility in Water:APPRECIABLE, 15%
Appearance and Odor:WHITE TO CREAMY WHITE POWDER

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NO KNOWN INCOMPATIBILITIES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE IN AIR & WILL SLOWLY
DECOMPOSE. MATL SHOULD BE PROTECTED FROM LIGHT & STORED UNDER
NITROGEN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS INCLUDE
TOXIC & CORROSIVE OXIDES OF NITROGEN AND SULFUR.

Waste Disposal Methods:INCINERATE AT APPROVED FACILITY IN ACCORDANCE
WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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