Astmerole

GLAXO INC -- SEREVENT INHALATION AEROSOL -- 6505-01-388-9543
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:SEREVENT INHALATION AEROSOL
MSDS Date:03/16/1994
FSC:6505
NIIN:01-388-9543
MSDS Number: BWXYT
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:GLAXO INC
Address:5 MOORE DR
City:RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK
State:NC
ZIP:27709-5000
Country:US
Info Phone Num:919-248-2100/2354
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:DICHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE, FREON 12
CAS:75-71-8
RTECS #:PA8200000
Fraction by Wt: 72.02%
Other REC Limits:1000 PPM
OSHA PEL:1000 PPM
ACGIH TLV:1000 PPM
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
Ozone Depleting Chemical:1

Ingred Name:FLUOROTRICHLOROMETHANE, FREON 11, TRICHLOROFLUOROMETHANE,
    TRICHLOROMONOFLUOROMETHANE
CAS:75-69-4
RTECS #:PB6125000
Fraction by Wt: 27.93%
Other REC Limits:1000 PPM MSHA
OSHA PEL:1000 PPM
ACGIH TLV:1000 PPM
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
Ozone Depleting Chemical:1

Ingred Name:SALMETEROL XINAFOATE
CAS:94749-08-3
Fraction by Wt: 0.04%

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN: ALLERGIC RASH/FROSTBITE.
    INHALATION: MAY BE ABSORBED THROUGH RESPIRATORY TRACT/CARDIAC
    ARRYTHMIA/SUFFOCATION. EYES: IRRITATION/DAMAGE. INGESTION:
    CARDIOVASCUALR EFFECTS/HYPERGLYCEMIA/HYPOKALEMIA .
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of
    Overexposure:DIZZINESS/DISORIENTATION/UNCOORDINATION/NAUSEA/VOMITIN
    G/IRREGULAR HEARTBEAT/LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS/HEADACHE/TREMOR/MUSCLE
    CRAMPS/ELEVATED BLOOD PRESSURE/REDNESS/ITCHING/ABDOMINAL
    PAIN/DIARRHEA/NERVOUSN ESS/MALAISE/FATIGUE/DENTAL
    PAIN/BRONCHITIS/HIVES/BRONCHOSPASM/EKG ABNORMALITIES.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING CARDIOVASCULAR
    DISORDERS/EPILEPSY/HYPERTHYROIDISM/DIABETES/HEPATIC DISEASE/KNOWN
    HYPERSENSITIVITY TO ANY OF THE COMPONENTS OF THIS FORMULATION.

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

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH W/WATER FOR 15 MINS. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP & WATER.
    INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR/OXYGEN IF NEEDED.
    INGESTION: IF CONSCIOUS & ABLE TO SWALLOW, GIVE WATER TO DILUTE.
    NEVER GIVE ANYT HING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSCIOUS/CONVULSIVE. OBTAIN
    MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES. NOTES TO PHYSICIAN: USE
    EPINEPHRINE/SIMILAR DRUGS W/CAUTION WHEN RESUSCITAING DUE TO
    EXACERBATION OF ABNORMAL HEARTBEAT.

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

Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, MULTI-PURPOSE DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS & FULL
    PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:PRESSURIZED CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO TEMPS
    >120F MAY RUPTURE & CAUSE INJURY/DEATH.

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

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. SMALL: COLLECT &
    TRANSFER TO A CLOSED WASTE CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL. LARGE/BULK:
    COLLECT BY CAREFULLY SWEEPING/WIPING & PLACE IN A LABELLED/SEALED
    CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL. WAS H AREA W/SUITABLE CLEANING SOLVENT.
    (SEE SUPP)

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:DON'T USE/STORE NEAR HEAT/OPEN FLAME.
    PROTECT FROM FREEZING & DIRECT SUNLIGHT.
Other Precautions:DON'T PUNCTURE. NEVER THROW PRESSURIZED CONTAINER
    INTO AN INCINERATOR.

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

Respiratory Protection:WEAR A NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOR EXPOSURE TO
    AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS >OEL.
Ventilation:GENERAL EXHAUST SUFFICIENT TO KEEP AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS
    120F, FREEZING, DIRECT SUNLIGHT,
    HEAT, OPEN FLAME & OTHER IGNITION SOURCES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SALMETEROL XINAFOATE-TOXIC & CORROSIVE
    OXIDES OF NITROGEN.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:UNUSED PRODUCT & SPENT CANISTERS SHOULD BE
    DISPOSED OF AT APPROVED FACILITIES FOR RECYCLING OF PROPELLANTS &
    INCINERATION IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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