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UNITED STATES PHARMACOPEIAL CONVENTION INC -- DIHYDROERGOTAMINE MESYLATE -- 6505-00F036918
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:DIHYDROERGOTAMINE MESYLATE
MSDS Date:02/02/1989
FSC:6505
NIIN:00F036918
MSDS Number: BVSQW
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:UNITED STATES PHARMACOPEIAL CONVENTION INC
Address:12601 TWINBROOK PKWY
City:ROCKVILLE
State:MD
ZIP:20852-1717
Country:US
Info Phone Num:301-881-0666
Emergency Phone Num:301-881-0666
Preparer's Name:WILLIAM M HELLER
CAGE:14128
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:UNITED STATES PHARMACOPEIAL CONVENTION INC
Address:12601 TWINBROOK PKWY
Box:City:ROCKVILLE
State:MD
ZIP:20852-1717
Country:US
Phone:301-881-0666
CAGE:14128

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

Ingred Name:MESYLATE	   *94-3*
CAS:6190-39-2
RTECS #:KE7920000

Ingred Name:DIHYDROERGOTAMINE	  *94-3*
CAS:511-12-6
RTECS #:II3675000

=====================  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:POSSIBLE ALLERGIC REACTION TO DUST IF
    INHALED/INGESTED/CONTACT W/SKIN. EYE/SKIN/RESPIRATORY TRACT
    IRRITATION. POSSIBLE HYPERSENSITIZATION. IRRITATING TO MUCOUS
    MEMBRANES & RESPIRATORY TRACT. DON'T USE  DURING PREGNANCY. MAY BE
    HYPERSENSITIVE TO THIS MATERIAL IF HYPERSENSITIVE TO OTHER ERGOT
    DERIVATIVES.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, NAUSEA, VOMITING, HEADACHE,
    DIARRHEA, THIRST, COLDNESS OF SKIN, PRURITUS, WEAK PULSE, NUMBNESS,
    TINGLING OF EXTREMITIES, CONFUSION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:HYPERSENSITIVITY TO MATERIAL,
    CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE, RENAL IMPAIRMENT

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

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR/OXYGEN IF NEEDED.
    EYES/SKIN: FLUSH W/COPIOUS QUANTITIES OF WATER. INGESTION: FLUSH
    OUT MOUTH W/WATER. TREATMENT OF ACUTE POISONING IS SYMPTOMATIC.
    EMPTY STOMA CH BY ASPIRATION/LAVAGE. AMYL NITRATE INHALATIONS
    HELPFUL. CONTROL NAUSEA/VOMITING BY INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION OF
    25-50MG CHLOROPROMAZINE/COMPARABLE DOSE OF RELATED PHENOTHIAZINE.
    (SUPP)

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

Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, FOAM AS APPROPRIATE
    FOR SURROUNDING FIRE/MATERIALS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:EVACUATE AREA. WEAR SELF CONTAINED BREATHING
    APPARATUS & PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MATERIAL IS ASSUMED TO BE COMBUSTIBLE. AS
    W/ALL DRY POWDERS IT'S ADVISABLE TO GROUND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT IN
    CONTACT W/DRY MATERIAL TO DISSIPATE STATIC.

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

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR APPROVED RESPIRATOR & CHEMICALLY
    COMPATIBLE GLOVES. VACUUM/SWEEP UP. AVOID DUST. PLACE MATERIAL IN
    APPROPRIATE CONTAINER FOR WASTE DISPOSAL. VENTILATE AREA & WASH
    SITE.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN TIGHT CONTAINER. SHOULD BE
    HANDLED/STORED PER LABEL/OTHER INSTRUCTIONS TO ENSURE PRODUCT
    INTEGRITY. USE W/ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT W/EYES, SKIN/CLOTHING. AVOID BREATHING
    DUST/MIST/FUMES/VAPORS. USE W/ADEQUATE DUST CONROL. DON'T PERMIT
    EATING/DRINKING/SMOKING NEAR MATERIAL.

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

Respiratory Protection:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:ADEQUATE. LOCAL EXHAUST/MECHANICAL (GENERAL): RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:APPROPRIATE LABORATORY APPAREL
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
    REUSE. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
INDIVIDUALS WORKING W/CHEMICALS SHOULD CONSIDER ALL CHEMICALS TO BE
    POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS EVEN IF THEIR INDIVIDUAL HAZARDS MAY BE
    UNCHARACTERIZED/UNKNOWN. FIRST AID CONT'D: HYPERSENSITIVITY
    REACTIONS  MUST RECEIVE IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. OBTAIN MEDICAL
    ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

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

Solubility in Water:SLIGHT
Appearance and Odor:WHITE TO SLIGHTLY YELLOWISH POWDER/OFF-WHITE TO
    FAINTLY RED POWDER W/FAINT ODOR

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC FUMES, SULFUR OXIDES, NITROGEN
    OXIDES.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
    REGULATIONS.

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