Product ID:METHOTREXATE SODIUM INJECTION, USP
MSDS Date:02/17/1988
FSC:6505
NIIN:00F039484
Kit Part:Y
MSDS Number: BWXCD

Emergency Phone: 708-450-7569/7500

Info Phone: 708-450-7569/7500

Cage: GO395

Telephone: 312-345-6170

Cage: 60567

METHOTREXATE (IARC - GROUP 3) *95-1*

CAS: 59-05-2

RTECS: MA1225000

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RAT): 135 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:POISONOUS BY SKIN CONTACT/INHALATION &
SWALLOWING. POSSIBLE ALLERGIC REACTION TO POWDER IF
INHALED/INGESTED/SKIN CONTACT. EYES/SKIN/RESPIRATORY TRACT
IRRITANT. SIGNS OF TOXICITY: ULCERATION OF THE MOU TH,
THROBOCYTOPENIA/ANEMIA/BONE MARROW DEPRESSION/LIVER/KIDNEY
DAMAGE/GI ULCERATION/PULMONARY/NEUROTOXIC (SEE SUPP).
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA,
ALOPECIA, SKIN RASH.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. INGESTION: FLUSH MOUTH OUT
W/WATER. SKIN: FLUSH AREA W/WATER. EYES: FLUSH W/WATER. OBTAIN
MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Extinguishing Media:CO2, DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM AS APPROPRIATE FOR
SURROUNDING FIRES.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS &
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DRY POWDER IS ASSUMED TO BE COMBUSTIBLE.
IT'S ADVISABLE TO GROUND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT TO DISSIPATE BUILDUP
OF STATIC ELECTRICITY.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR RECOMMENDED PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT. VACUUM W/A VACUUM CLEANER HAVING A HIGH EFFICIENCY
PARTICULATE (HEPA) FILTER/ABSORB LIQUID W/PAPER TOWELS. WIPE
WORKING SURFACES TO DRYNESS, THEN WASH W /SOAP & WATER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINERS
IN A COOL AREA. AVOID ALL FORMS OF UNPROTECTED CONTACT.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST RECOMMENDED
Protective Gloves:DISPOSABLE SURGICAL LATEX
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:DISPOSABLE PROTECTIVE APPAREL.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
METHOTREXATE SODIUM FOR INJECTION, IS STERILE NONPYROGENIC, ISOTONIC,
SOLUTION OF METHOTREXATE PREPARED AS SODIUM SALT. HELATH HAZARDS
CONT'D: SUPPRESSION OF OVARIAN/TESTICULAR FUNCTION. NEUROTOXIC RE
ACTIONS ARE ASSOCIATED W/INTRATHECAL USE OF METHOTREXATE.
EYES/SKIN/RESPIRATORY TRACT: IRRITANT.

Appearance and Odor:YELLOW TO ORANGE LYOPHILIZED POWDER.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
Stability Condition to Avoid:LIGHT
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC FUMES WHEN HEATED TO
DECOMPOSITION.

Waste Disposal Methods:PLACE DRUG-SOLID ABSORBENTS INTO A LEAK-PROOF
CONTAINER & LABEL PROPERLY. THOUGH NOT EPA REGULATED, WASTE SHOULD
BE DISPOSED OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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