SANDOZ PHARMACEUTICALS - DIV OF SANDOZ INC -- MELLARIL ORAL SUSPENSION -- 6505-01-074-7586
===================== Product Identification =====================
Product ID:MELLARIL ORAL SUSPENSION
MSDS Date:04/15/1993
FSC:6505
NIIN:01-074-7586
MSDS Number: BWXSM
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:SANDOZ PHARMACEUTICALS - DIV OF SANDOZ INC
Address:59 RT 10
City:EAST HANOVER
State:NJ
ZIP:07936-1005
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-503-7000/201-503-8223
Emergency Phone Num:201-503-7000/201-503-8223
CAGE:04520
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORP
Address:59 ROUTE 10
Box:City:EAST HANOVER
State:NJ
ZIP:07936-1080
Country:US
Phone:800-742-2422/973-781-5476
CAGE:04520
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Ingred Name:THIORIDAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE *95-1*
CAS:130-61-0
RTECS #:SP2275000
===================== Hazards Identification =====================
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:MAY CAUSE TARDIVE DYSKINESIA,
NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME. MILD & TRANSIENT DROWSINESS,
DRYNESS OF MOUTH, BLURRED VISION, NAUSEA.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:MAY CAUSE TARDIVE DYSKINESIA, NEUROLEPTIC
MALIGNANT SYNDROME. MILD & TRANSIENT DROWSINESS, DRYNESS OF MOUTH,
BLURRED VISION, NAUSEA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:SEVERE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
DEPRESSION, HYPERTENSIVE/HYPOTENSIVE HEART DISEASE.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:AS APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE & MATERIALS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NONE
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:CONTAIN W/ABSORBENT MATERIAL & PLACE IN CLOSED
CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN TIGHTLY CLOSED, AMBER BOTTLES
<77F.
Other Precautions:NONE
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:NOT REQUIRED
Ventilation:NOT REQUIRED
Protective Gloves:NOT REQUIRED
Eye Protection:NOT REQUIRED
Supplemental Safety and Health
MELLARIL IS FOR THE TREATMENT OF PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS, DEPRESSION,
ANXIETY & TREATMENT OF SLEEP OF DISTURBANCES.
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
Appearance and Odor:OFF WHITE AQUEOUS SUSPENSION W/A PEPPERMINT ODOR
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO, CO2, NITROGEN OXIDES, SULFUR
OXIDES, CHLORINE
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
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