GLAXO INC -- ALBUTEROL  -- 6505-01-257-9953
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:ALBUTEROL
MSDS Date:11/12/1990
FSC:6505
NIIN:01-257-9953
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:GLAXO INC
Address:5 MOORE DR
City:RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK
State:NC
ZIP:27709
Country:US
Info Phone Num:919-248-2354
Emergency Phone Num:919-248-2100/2700
CAGE:34006
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:GLAXO WELLCOME INC.
Address:5 MOORE DR
Box:13398
City:DURHAM
State:NC
ZIP:27709
Country:US
Phone:919-248-2100
CAGE:34006

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:ALBUTEROL
CAS:18559-94-9
Fraction by Wt: 100%
Other REC Limits:0.01 MG/M3

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE-EYE, SKIN & RESPIRATORY TRACT
    IRRITATION. ALBUTEROL IS A B2-ADRENEGIC BRONCHODILATOR AND MAY
    CAUSE MUSCULAR TREMOR,HEADACHE,NAUSEA,RAPID PULSE. CHRONIC-ELEVATED
    BLOOD PRESSURE AND EXACERBATION O F CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES AND
    DIABETES.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE OF THE COMPOUNDS IN THIS PRODUCT IS
    LISTED BY IARC, NTP, OR OSHA AS A CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE, SKIN & RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION,
    HEADACHE, NAUSEA, VOMITING, NERVOUSNESS, RAPID PULSE, INCREASES OR
    DECREASED BLOOD PRESSURE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:CARDIOVASCULAR AND DIABETES.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:INHALATION:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. RESUSCITATE IF NOT BREATHING.
    GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYES:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER
    FOR 15 MINUTES HOLDING EYELIDS OPEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
    SKIN:REMOVE  CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. IF
    IRRITATION PERSISTS, GET MEDICAL ADVICE.  INGESTION:DRINK LARGE
    AMOUNTS OF WATER, INDUCE VOMITING. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Extinguishing Media:USE WATER FOG, CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, OR DRY
    CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FIRE FIGHTING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND A
    FULL FACED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. COOL FIRE EXPOSED
    CONTAINERS WITH WATER SPRAY.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:COMBUSTION OR HEAT OF FIRE MAY PRODUCE
    HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS AND VAPORS.AS WITH ANY ORGANIC
    DUST, THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSION WHEN SUSPENDED AIR

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:RECOVER BY VACUUMING. WASH RESIDUE WITH WATER.
    WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT TO AVOID OVEREXPOSURE.
Neutralizing Agent:NOT APPLICABLE.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL VENTILATED
    AREA. KEEP CONTAINERS TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE. PROTECT
    CONTAINERS FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
Other Precautions:DO NOT TAKE INTERNALLY. DO NOT BREATHE MIST/DUST
    UNLESS ADVISED BY A PHYSICIAN. AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED
    BREATHING OF VAPOR. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES. USE WITH ADEQUATE
    VENTILATION. WASH THOROUGHLY  AFTER HANDLING.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:IF VENTILATION DOES NOT MAINTAIN INHALATION
    EXPOSURES BELOW PEL(TLV), USE NIOSH APPROVED ORGANIC VAPOR
    CARTRIDGE AND DUST/MIST PRE-FILTER RESPIRATORS AS PER CURRENT 29
    CFR 1910.134, INSTRUCTIONS/WARNI NGS AND NIOSH-RESPIRATOR
    SELECTION.
Ventilation:MECHANICAL (GENERAL) ROOM VENTILATION IS NORMALLY ADEQUATE.
    LOCAL EXHAUST MAY BE REQUIRED IF WORK AREA NOT VENTED.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE, NITRILE, PVC OR NATURAL RUBBER
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH STATION. INDUSTRIAL-TYPE WORK
    CLOTHING AND APRON AS REQUIRED.
Work Hygienic Practices:OBSERVE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE PRACTICES AND
    RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES. DO NOT WEAR CONTAMINATED CLOTHING OR
    FOOTWEAR.
Supplemental Safety and Health
AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE. DO NOT GET ON SKIN OR IN EYES. DO
    NOT BREATHE VAPORS OR MISTS.

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

HCC:N1
Solubility in Water:1.5%
Appearance and Odor:WHITE POWDER OR A SOLUTION, ODORLESS

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH HEAT, OPEN FLAMES AND OTHER SOURCES
    OF IGNITION
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE  AND
    TOXIC OXIDES OF NITROGEN.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL SHOULD BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL
    APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS. PER MFR
    PRODUCT CAN BE INCINERATED AT AN APPROVED FACILITY.

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