*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST
Other Protective Equipment:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING THIS
    MATERIAL.
Supplemental Safety and Health
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:SOLU-CORTEF STERILE POWDER
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:CORTISOL, SUCCINATE, SODIUM SALT
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
Fraction by Wt: 6.4%
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
Ingred Name:NON-HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS
Fraction by Wt: <1%
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:THERE ARE NO ADVERSE EFFECTS
    OVEREXPOSURE ANTICIPATED DURING NORMAL HANDLING OF THIS PRODUCT.
    CORTICOSTERIODS AFFECT CARBOHYDRATE, PROTEIN AND FAT METABOLISM;
    ELECTROLYTE AND WATER BALANCE; FUNCTIONS  OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR
    SYSTEM, NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OTHER ORGANS AND TISSUES. CHRONIC:
    PITUITARY-ADRENAL SUPPRESSION.
Effects of Overexposure:CHRONIC OVEREXPOSURE TO CORTICOSTERIODS MAY
    PRODUCE CUSHING'S SYNDROME, INCREASED SUSCEPTIBILTY TO INFECTIONS,
    IMPAIRED WORUND HEALING, OSTEOPOROSIS, CARARACTS, GLAUCOMA WITH
    POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO OPTIC  NERVE, INSOMNIA, MOOD SWINGS, PERSONALITY
    CHANGES, HYPERGLYCEMIA AND GLYCOSURIA, MUSCULAR WEADNESS AND
    FATIGUE, ACNE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:CORTICOSTEROIDS EXHIBIT ENHANCED
    EFFECTS ON PERSONS WITH HYPOTHYROIDISM OR CIRRHOSIS.
*  First Aid Measures  *
    MINUTES WHILE LIFTING EYELIDS OPEN.  SKIN: WASH WITH SOAP AND
    PLENTY OF WATER.  INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.INGESTION:
    CONTACT A PHYSIC IAN OR POISON CONTROL CENTER.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point:NONFLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL, WATER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR A NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
    APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WHEN FIGHTING FIRES. USE
    WATER SPRAY TO COOL FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:GROUND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT IN CONTACT
    WITH THE MATERIAL TO PREVENT STATIC ELECTRICITY. KEEP OUT OF
    DRAINS; PREVENT ENTRY TO SURFACE WATER, GROUNDWATER, SOIL.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:PROVIDE VENTILATION & CONFINE SPILL. DO NOT
    ALLOW RUNOFF TO SEWER. CLEAN-UP PERSONNEL SHOULD USE RESPIRATORY
    AND LIQUID CONTACT PROTECTION. VACUUM (WITH HEPA-FILTERED AND
    EXPLOSION-PROOF EQUIPMENT) OR  SCOOP SPILLED MATERIAL AND PLACE IN
    CONTAINER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES AND
    CLOTHING. WASH THROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. LAUNDER CONTAMINATED
    CLOTHES BEFORE REUSE. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Other Precautions:STORE UNDILUTED PRODUCT AT CONTROLLED ROOM
    LIGHT AND USE ONLY IF SOLUTION IS CLEAR.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:N1
Solubility in Water:FREELY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE TO OFF-WHITE AMORPHOUS POWDER IN
    COMPARTMENTALIZED VIALS.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON DIOXIDE, CARBON MONOXIDE.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND
    LOCAL REGULATIONS.
