*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST
Other Protective Equipment:DISPOSABLE PROTECTIVE APPAREL
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
    REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
STERILE ERYTHROMYCIN LACTOBIONATE IS A WHITE TO NERARLY WHITE
    LYOPHILIZED POWDER FROM A SOLUTION OF ERYTHROMYCIN & LACTOBIONIC
    ACID, SUITABLE FOR INTRAVENOUS INJECTION.
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:ERYTHROMYCIN
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:LACTOBIONIC ACID COMPD., WITH ERYTHROMYCIN       
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES, SKIN/RESPIRATORY TRACT
    IRRITATION. POSSIBLE ALLERGIC REACTION TO POWDER IF INHALED,
    INGESTED/IN CONTACT W/SKIN.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. INGESTION: FLUSH MOUTH OUT
    W/WATER. SKIN/EYES: FLUSH W/WATER. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL
    CASES.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL, CO2/FOAM AS APPROPRIATE
    FOR SURROUNDING FIRE & MATERIALS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS &
    PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:COMBUSTIBLE. EMITS TOXIC FUMES WHEN
    HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:WEAR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. VACUUM
    W/VACUUM CLEANER HAVING A HIGH EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE (HEPA)
    FILTER/ABSORB LIQUID W/PAPER TOWELS. WIPE WORKING SURFACES TO
    DRYNESS, THEN WASH W/SOAP & WATER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:DRY POWDER MATERIAL IS ASSUMED TO BE
    COMBUSTIBLE. GROUND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT IN CONTACT W/DRY MATERIAL
    TO DISSIPATE BUILDUP OF STATIC ELECTRICITY.
Other Precautions:WHEN HANDLING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS, AVOID ALL
    CONTACT & INHALATION OF DUST, FUMES, MISTS/VAPORS ASSOCIATED W/THE
    PRODUCT.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE TO NEARLY WHITE LYOPHILIZED POWDER
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC FUMES
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:WASTE SHOULD BE DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE
    W/LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
