LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RAT): >6.4 G/KG (SEE SUPP)
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE-CERVICAL
EROSION, EDEMA, ADVERSE CNS EFFECTS, THROMBOEMBOLIC DISORDERS,
THROMBOENCEPHALITIS, PULMONARY EMBOLISM. MEDROXYPROGESTERONE
ACETATE DOES HAVE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE TE RATOGENIC EFFECTS IN
PREGNANT FEMALES W/GREATEST EFFECTS OCCURRING IN FIRST 4 MONTHS OF
PREGNANCY.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SEE INGREDIENTS
Effects of Overexposure:BREAKTHROUGH BLEEDING/SPOTTING/CHANGES IN
CERVICAL SECRETION/AMENORRHEA/WEIGHT GAIN-LOSS/CHOLESTATIC
JAUNDICE/DISCOLORATION/MMENTAL DEPRESSION/ELEVATED BODY
TEMP/NAUSEA/BREAST TENDERNESS/EXCESSIVE MIL K FLOW/REVERSIBLE
DECREASE IN SPERM
PRODUCTION/GYNECOMASTIA/NERVOUSNESS/INSOMNIA/FATIGUE/DIZZINESS/HEAD
ACHES.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:KNOWN SENSITIVITY TO
MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE/THROMBOPHLEBITIS/THROMBOEMBOLIC
DISORDERS/CERBRAL APOPLEXY/CARCINOMA OF BREAT/UNDIAGNOSED VAGINAL
BLEEDING/PREGNANCY.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
Eyes: FLUSH W/WATER FOR 15 MINS. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP & WATER.
INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL
CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Spill Release Procedures:PROVIDE VENTILATION & PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT. KEEP PRODUCT OUT OF DRAINS & PREVENT ENTRY TO SURFACE
WATER/GROUNDWATER/SOIL. SMALL: ABSORB W/PAPER TOWELS/OTHER
APPROPRIATE MEDIA. LARGE: VACUUM/S COOP UP & PLACE IN A SUITABLE
CONTAINER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE & PROTECT
FROM LIGHT.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT W/SKIN, EYES & CLOTHING. KEEP OUT OF
REACH OF CHILDREN.
Respiratory Protection:NONE REQUIRED
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES W/SIDE SHIELDS
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
ORAL LD50 INFORMATION IS FOR MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE.
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF BY INCINERATION IAW/INTERNATIONAL,
FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.
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