LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50(RAT): 9272 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:EYES, SKIN/RESPIRATORY TRACT
IRRITATION. POSSIBLE ALLERGIC REACTION TO POWDER IF INHALED,
INGESTED/IN CONTACT W/SKIN.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. INGESTION: FLUSH MOUTH OUT
W/WATER. SKIN/EYES: FLUSH W/WATER. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL
CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL, CO2/FOAM AS APPROPRIATE
FOR SURROUNDING FIRE & MATERIALS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS &
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:COMBUSTIBLE. EMITS TOXIC FUMES WHEN
HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION.
Spill Release Procedures:WEAR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. VACUUM
W/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 ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:DRY POWDER MATERIAL IS ASSUMED TO BE
COMBUSTIBLE. GROUND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT IN CONTACT W/DRY MATERIAL
TO DISSIPATE BUILDUP OF STATIC ELECTRICITY.
Other Precautions:WHEN HANDLING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS, AVOID ALL
CONTACT & INHALATION OF DUST, FUMES, MISTS/VAPORS ASSOCIATED W/THE
PRODUCT.
Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST
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
STERILE ERYTHROMYCIN LACTOBIONATE IS A WHITE TO NERARLY WHITE
LYOPHILIZED POWDER FROM A SOLUTION OF ERYTHROMYCIN & LACTOBIONIC
ACID, SUITABLE FOR INTRAVENOUS INJECTION.
Waste Disposal Methods:WASTE SHOULD BE DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE
W/LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
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