Product ID:CEFTAZIDIME
MSDS Date:10/01/1988
FSC:6850
NIIN:00F039325
MSDS Number: BWWTG

Emergency Phone: 919-248-2100/2700

Info Phone: 919-248-2100/2354

Cage: 34006

Telephone: 919-248-2100

Cage: 34006

CEFTAZIDIME PENTAHYDRATE *95-1*

CAS: 78439-06-2

RTECS: UU2230000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 0.1 MG/M3

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN: DERMATITIS, SENSITIZATION.
INHALATION: ALLERGIC REACTION TO CEPHALOSPORINS/PENICILLINS. NOTE:
CEFTAZIDIME IS GIVEN THERAPEUTICALLY BY INTRAVENOUS INJECTION AS IT
ISN'T ABSORBED AFTER AN ORAL DOS E. ADVERSE EFFECTS ASSOCIATED
W/ITS MIDICINAL USE ARE CHANGES IN BLOOD TESTS INCLUDING LIVER
ENZYMES.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:ALLERGIC REACTION, RASHES, HIVES, RUNNY/STUFFY
NOSE, CHEST TIGHTNESS, SWELLING, DIFFICULTY BREATHING, SHORTNESS OF
BREATH, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, SHOCK, ITCHING, FEVER, DIARRHEA, NAUSEA,
VOMITING.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP &
WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR IF NEEDED.
INGESTION: WASH OUT MOUTH. GIVE LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. OBTAIN
MEDICAL ATTENTION I N ALL CASES.

Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, FOAM, MULTI-PURPOSE DRY CHEMICAL
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & USE SELF
CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
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 PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. COLLECT BY
CAREFULLY SWEEPING/VACUUMING W/HEPA FILTERED VACUUM & PLACE IN
LABELED, SEALED CONTAINER FOR REUSE/DISPOSAL. WASH AREA W/SOAP &
WATER AFTER VACUUMING.

Handling and Storage Precautions:USE PRACTICES THAT WILL MINIMIZE THE
GENERATION OF DUST.
Other Precautions:BODY CONTACT SHOULD BE AVOIDED BY UTILIZING GLOVES,
EYE PROTECTION, PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.

Respiratory Protection:RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE WORN
WHEN WORKERS ARE EXPOSED TO AIRBORNE DUST LEVELS THAT EXCEED THE
ESTIMATED SAFE WORKING LEVEL.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION
Protective Gloves:REQUIRED
Eye Protection:REQUIRED
Other Protective Equipment:FULL BODY PROTECTION
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Solubility in Water:SLIGHTLY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE TO OFF-WHITE POWDER

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NITROGEN
Stability Condition to Avoid:TEMP >41F, LIGHT
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC, CORROSIVE OXIDES OF NITROGEN &
SULFUR.

Waste Disposal Methods:INCINERATE AT AN APPROVED FACILITY IAW/FEDERAL,
STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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