===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:HYDELTRASOL (INJECTION)
NIIN:00-890-1496
MSDS Number: CCGGM
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:MERCK & CO INC MERCK-SHARP & DOHME DIV
Address:4 SUMNEYTOWN PIKE
City:WEST POINT
State:PA
ZIP:19486-5000
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-637-2579/215-661-7300
Emergency Phone Num:800-637-2579/215-661-7300
CAGE:GO622
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:MERCK & CO INC MERCK-SHARP & DOHME DIV
Address:4 SUMNEYTOWN PIKE
City:WEST POINT
State:PA
ZIP:19486-5000
Country:US
Phone:800-637-2579
CAGE:GO622
Company:MERCK-SHARP AND DOHME DIV OF MERCK AND CO INC
Address:SUMNEYTOWN PIKE
Box:City:WEST POINT
State:PA
ZIP:19486
Country:US
Phone:215-540-8629
CAGE:06990
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:PREDNISOLONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE *96-3*
CAS:125-02-0
RTECS #:TU4153300
===================== Hazards Identification =====================
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:PROLONGED USE OF GLUCOCORTICOIDS
RESULTS IN SUPPRESSION OF PITUITARY-ADRENAL FUNCTION.
CORTICOSTEROIDS MAY MASK SIGNS OF INFECTION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
Eyes: FLUSH W/WATER. INGESTION: DECISON BY PHYSICIAN TO TREAT
DEPENDENT UPON AMOUNT INGESTED. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL
CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Fire Fighting Procedures:NONE
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:ISOLATE AREA. VACUUM, SHOVEL/SWEEP UP MATERIAL
& PLACE IN AN APPROPRIATE CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL. USE SUITABLE
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE CONTAINER IN CARTON UNTIL
CONTENTS HAVE BEEN USED.
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:NONE REQUIRED.
Ventilation:NONE REQUIRED.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:NONE REQUIRED
Other Protective Equipment:WORK UNIFORM
Work Hygienic Practices:FOR PURPOSES OF GOOD HYGIENE, INDIVIDUALS
SHOULD WASH HANDS W/SOAP & WATER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
pH:7-8
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS TO SLIGHTLY YELLOW AQUEOUS
SOLUTION.
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, AUTOCLAVING, LIGHT.
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:AVOID CONTACT OF SPILLED MATERIALS & RUNOFF
W/SOIL & SURFACE WATERWAYS. DISPOSE OF/TREAT ALL SPILL RESIDUES
INCLUDING CONTAMINATED SOIL IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.
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particular situation.
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