Product ID:2B0850 ISOTONIC GENTAMICIN SULFATE INJECTION
MSDS Date:11/07/1995
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:F BT
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CJTGR

BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORP

1 BAXTER PKWY
DEERFIELD, IL 60015-5000
US

Emergency Phone: 708-940-5000

Info Phone: 800-933-0303

Cage: 4V435

BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORP PHARMACY DIV

UNKNOW DEERFIELD, IL 60015-5000 US

Telephone: 800-933-0303

Cage: 01KW6

WATER

CAS: 7732-18-5

RTECS: ZC0110000

SODIUM CHLORIDE

CAS: 7647-14-5

RTECS: VZ4725000

GENTAMICIN SULFATE

CAS: 1405-41-0

RTECS: LY2625000

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EXCEPT FOR ALLERGY, HEALTH EFFECTS ARE
NOT CHRONIC/CUMULATIVE. INGESTION: ASPIRATION HAZARD LIKE THAT OF
WATER.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:EXCEPT FOR ALLERGY, HEALTH EFFECTS ARE NOT
CHRONIC/CUMULATIVE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NOT APPLICABLE FROM ACCIDENTAL
EXPOSURE.

First Aid:EYES: RINSE W/WATER/NORMAL SALINE. INHALATION: TREAT FOR
ASPIRATION OF WATER. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & WATER.
OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Spill Release Procedures:THIS PRODUCT IS A NONHAZARDOUS WASTE WHEN
SPILLED/DISPOSED OF, AS DEFINED IN RESOURCE CONSERVATION RECOVERY
ACT RCRA REGULATIONS (40CFR 261).

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE, 77F. AVOID
EXCESSIVE HEAT. KEEP IN OVERPOUCH UNTIL USE. USE W/IN THE
EXPIRATION DATE ON PACKAGE.

Respiratory Protection:NO RESPIRATORY PROTECTION NEEDED UNDER NORMAL
USE CONDITIONS.
Ventilation:NONE SHOULD BE REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE.
Protective Gloves:NONE REQUIRED
Eye Protection:NONE REQUIRED
Other Protective Equipment:NONE REQUIRED
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES
BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SEE PATIENT PACKAGE INSERT IN SHIPPING CARTON FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION.
PRODUCT IS AN ANTIBIOTIC DRUG (AMINOGLYCOSIDE) IN WATER W/ADDED
SALINE & IS A PRESCRIPTION DRUG USED INTRAVENOUSLY IN HUMANS.

pH:3-5.5
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID IN A FLEXIBLE PLASTIC BAG.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NONE

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HEAT: TOXIC FUMES OF SULFUR OXIDES

Waste Disposal Methods:SOLUTION: INCINERATE/AUTOCLAVE UNTIL STERILE &
DISPOSE IN REGULAR WASTE. PLASTIC CONTAINER: MAY BE DISPOSED AS
REGULAR WASTE UNLESS CONTAMINATED W/INFECTIOUS MATERIALS,
BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS/CYTOTOXIC /CANCER DRUGS. DISPOSE OF IN
ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

Toxicological Information:THE FOLLOWING SIDE/ADVERSE EFFECTS HAVE BEEN
SELECTED ON THE BASIS OF THEIR POTENTIAL CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE &
ARE NOT NECESSARILY INCLUSIVE. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF ALLERGIC
REACTION: DIFFICULTY BREA THING, ITCHING, SKIN RASH, SWELLING OF
SKIN. MAY REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION IF BOTHERSOME FOR SYMPTOMS OF
INCREASED/DECREASED FREQUENCY OF URINATION/NEPHROTOXICITY.
NUMBNESS, MUSCLE TWITCHING, SEIZURES , TINGLING/NEUROTOXICITY. LOSS
OF HEARING, RINGING/BUZZING/OTOTOXICITY.

Disclaimer (provided with this information by the compiling agencies):
This information is formulated for use by elements of the Department
of Defense. The United States of America in no manner whatsoever,
expressly or implied, warrants this information to be accurate and
disclaims all liability for its use. Any person utilizing this
document should seek competent professional advice to verify and
assume responsibility for the suitability of this information to their
particular situation.

Ecological:BASED ON CHEMICAL COMPOSITION, INDIVIDUAL UNITS OF THIS
PRODUCT CAN BE TREATED IN AN ACCLIMATIZED BIOLOGICAL WASTE
TREATMENT PLANT SYSTEM. LARGE QUANTITIES MAY KILL MICROORGANISMS.

Transport Information:THIS PRODUCT CANNOT BE SHIPPED W/HAZARDOUS
MATERIALS.

SARA Title III Information:RCRA STATUS: IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE
PRODUCT USER TO DETERMINE AT THE TIME OF DISPOSAL, WHETHER A
MATERIAL CONTAINING THE PRODUCT/DERIVED FROM THE PRODUCT SHOULD BE
CLASSIFIED AS A HAZARDOUS W ASTE.