*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:NOT REQUIRED.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH STATION, PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND/OR
    UNIFORM.
Work Hygienic Practices:OBSERVE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE PRACTICES AND
    RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:SOLU-MEDROL STERILE POWDER
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE
Other REC Limits: RECOMMENDED
Other REC Limits: RECOMMENDED
Ingred Name:SODIUM PHOSPHATE, MONOBASIC
Fraction by Wt: 1 - 3%
Other REC Limits: RECOMMENDED
Ingred Name:LACTOSE
Fraction by Wt: 0 - 3.2%
Other REC Limits: 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:ACUTE- THERE ARE NO ADVERSE EFFECTS OF
    OVEREXPOSURE ANTICIPATED DURING NORMAL HANDLING OF VIALS OF THIS
    PRODUCT. OVEREXPOSURE TO PRODUCT ITSELF MAY EFFECT CARBOHYDRATE,
    PROTEIN & FAT METABOLISM. CHRON IC- MAY CAUSE PITUITARY-ADRENAL
    SUPPRESSION, CUSHING'S SYNDROM. OSTEOPOROSIS, CATARACTS, GLAUCOMA
    W/OPTIC NERVE DAMAGE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:INGREDIENTS ARE NOT LISTED AS A
    CARCINOGEN BY IARC, NTP OR OSHA.
Effects of Overexposure:OVEREXPOSURE-MENTAL SYMPTOMS, HYPERGLYCEMIA,
    GLYCOSURIA, MUSCULAR WEAKNESS AND FATIGUE, ACNE, MENSTRAL DISORDERS
    AND PEPTIC ULCERS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:HYPERSENSITIVITY TO THIS MATERIAL
    MAY RESULT. CORTICOSTEROIDS EXHIBIT ENHANCED EFFECTS ON PERSONS
    WITH HYPOTHYROIDISM OR CIRRHOSIS.
*  First Aid Measures  *
    SKIN:WASH WITH SOAP & WATER. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.
    INHALED:REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE. ORAL:CONTACT A PHYSICIAN OR POISON
    CONTROL CENTER. NOTE  TO PHYSICIAN:METHYLPREDNISOLONE
    SODIUMSUCCINATE HAS A PLASMA HALF-LIFE OF 2.3 TO 4 HOURS IN NORMAL
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point:NONFLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:WATER, CARBON DIOXIDE OR DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND
    FULL BODY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:AS WITH ALL FINELY DIVIDED ORGANIC
    POWDERS, IT IS ADVISABLE TO ELIMINATE EXPLOSION HAZARDS BY
    GROUNDING MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT IN CONTACT WITY THE MATERIAL.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENTS. VENTILATE AREA.
    REMOVE IGNITION SOURCES (ORGANIC DUST). KEEP OUT OF DRAINS AND
    WATERRWAYS. VACUUM (HEPA-FILTER, EXPLOSION PROOF) OR SCOOP SPILLED
    MATERIAL AND PLACE IN CONT AINER. AVOID RAISING DUST.
Neutralizing Agent:NOT RELEVENT
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, DRY PLACE AWAY FROM
Other Precautions:DO NOT RAISE DUST. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES. AVOID
    INHALATION OF DUST. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING MATERIAL.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:T6
Solubility in Water:FREELY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE POWDER IN STANDARD VIALS OR IN
    COMPARTMENTALIZED VIALS W/POWDER & DILUENT
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
Stability Condition to Avoid:
Hazardous Decomposition Products:
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF BY INCINERATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH
    APPLICABLE INTERNATIONAL, NATIONAL, STATE AND/OR LOCAL WASTE
    DISPOSAL REGULATIONS.
