Product ID:6179 MORPHINE SULFATE INJECTION USP
MSDS Date:06/11/1991
FSC:6505
NIIN:00F039780
MSDS Number: BWYPY

Emergency Phone: 708-937-6100

Info Phone: 708-937-6100

Cage: 4W445

Telephone: 800-621-1020

Cage: 0MRZ6

MORPHINE SULFATE *95-1*

CAS: 6211-15-0

RTECS: QC8760000

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RAT): 461-905 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INGESTION: DEATH FROM PARALYSIS.
INHALATION: ABSORBED THROUGH NASAL & RESPIRATORY MUCOSA. SKIN:
UTICARIA & BRONCHIAL SPASM. PRODUCES DEPENDENCE. REPORTED TO BE
MUTAGENIC & TERATOGENIC. (SEE SUPPLEMENT AL DATA)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:ALTERED RESPIRATION, PINPOINT PUPILS, NAUSEA,
VOMITING, CONSTIPATION, URINE RETENTION, WEAK PULSE, MUSCLE
TWITCHING/SPASM, CYANOSIS, COMA, ITCHING, MIOSIS, REDUCTION IN
VISUAL FIELD, BLURRED VISION.

First Aid:INGESTION: MAINTAIN RESPIRATION. ADMINISTRATION OF A SPECIFIC
NARCOTIC ANTAGONIST & OBSERVATION FOR 24-48 HOURS ARE ADVISED.
OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Fire Fighting Procedures:NONE
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE

Spill Release Procedures:ABSORB W/SUITABLE MATERIAL & FLUSH W/WATER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID EXCESSIVE STORAGE TEMPERATURE &
PROTECT FROM LIGHT.

Respiratory Protection:NONE REQUIRED.
Ventilation:NO SPECIAL PROVISIONS REQUIRED.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Supplemental Safety and Health
INCOMPATIBILITY CONT'D: MAGNESIA/MERCURY BICHLORIDE. HEALTH RELATED
DATA FOR THIS PRODUCT BASED ON MORPHINE SULFATE CONTENT.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text: AS WATER
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text: AS WATER
Spec Gravity: AS WATER
pH:2.5-6
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR LIQUID
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NEGLI

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALIES/TANNIC ACID/IODIC ACID/POTASSIUM
PERMANGANATE/BORAX/CHLORATES/FERRIC CHLORIDE/IODIDES/LEAD ACETATE
(SEE SUPP)
Stability Condition to Avoid:LIGHT & HIGH TEMPS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF NITROGEN.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF SOLUTION IN SEWER. BURY IN LANDFILL.
DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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