DELASCO DERMATOLOGIC LAB & SUP -- CANTHARIDIN CRYSTALS ======================================================= MSDS Safety Information ======================================================= MSDS Date: 11/01/1993 MSDS Num: CJDRR Product ID: CANTHARIDIN CRYSTALS MFN: 01 Responsible Party Cage: 0YAJ3 Name: DELASCO DERMATOLOGIC LAB & SUPPLY INC Address: 608 13TH AVENUE City: COUNCIL BLUFFS IA 51501 Info Phone Number: 712-323-3269 Emergency Phone Number: 800-831-6273 Review Ind: Y Published: Y ======================================================= Contractor Summary ======================================================= Cage: 0YAJ3 Name: DELASCO DERMATOLOGIC LAB & SUPPLY INC Address: 608 13TH AVENUE City: COUNCIL BLUFFS IA 51501 Phone: 712-323-3269 ======================================================= Ingredients ======================================================= Cas: 56-25-7 RTECS #: RN8575000 Name: CANTHARIDIN ======================================================= Health Hazards Data ======================================================= Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: YES Ingestion: YES Effects of Exposure: EXTREMELY POISONOUS. MINUTE QUANTITIES WILL PRODUCE LARGE SKIN BLISTERS. SEVERE SKIN BLISTERS & DAMAGE TO EYES. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO EYES & RESPIRATORY TRACT. Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: SEVERE SKIN BLISTERS, DAMAGE TO EYES First Aid: SKIN/EYES: IRRIGATE COPIOUSLY W/WATER IMMEDIATELY. INGESTION: GIVE WATER/MILK TO DILUTE UNLESS PATIENT IS UNCONSCIOUS. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR & REST. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES. ======================================================= Handling and Disposal ======================================================= Spill Release Procedures: WEARING ALL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, SWAB UP SMALL QUANTITIES W/A PAD MOISTENED W/MILD ALKALI. COLLECT & TRANSFER THE SWABS TO WASTE DISPOSAL. CLEAN SCRUPULOUSLY W/SODIUM HYDROXIDE SOLUTION. Waste Disposal Methods: TO BE PERFORMED IN COMPLIANCE W/ALL CURRENT LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS. BURN IN AN AUTHORIZED INCINERATOR. Handling And Storage Precautions: DON'T OPEN WITHOUT READING MSDS. CANTHARIDIN IS VERY POTENT, & ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE MATERIAL: A KILOGRAM RUNNING A HALF MILLIION DOLLARS. THE CANTHARIDIN CRYSTALS, WHICH BARELY COVER THE BOTTOM O F THE SMALL VIAL INSIDE THE LARGER PLASTIC CONTAINER WEIGH 52.5 MG OR 75 MG, AS LABELED. Other Precautions: THIS AMOUNT OF CRYSTAL IS CAPABLE OF CAUSING SEVERE SKIN BLISTERS & DAMAGE TO EYES. BE CAREFUL. IF YOU ARE GOING TO MIX THIS W/SOMETHING, WE SUGGEST YOU WEAR GLOVES/EYE PROTECTION & TRANSFER THE CRYST ALS BY A POURING MOTION. SEAL THE SECONDBOTTLE, & AGITATE WELL IF NECESSARY TO DISSOLVE. SEE SUPP ======================================================= Fire and Explosion Hazard Information ======================================================= Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: CANTHARIDIN IS VOLATILE & EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO EYES/RESPIRATORY TRACT. ======================================================= Control Measures ======================================================= Respiratory Protection: DUST MASK Ventilation: AIR HOOD Protective Gloves: RUBBER/PLASTIC AND SLEEVING Eye Protection: GOGGLES/FACE MASK Work Hygienic Practices: WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING IN MILD ALKALINE SOLUTION. DON'T LET THE EXCEEDINGLY SMALL AMOUNT OF CANTHARIDIN CRYSTALS PRESENT FOOL YOU---IT IS A VERY, VERY POTENT MATERIAL. Supplemental Safety and Health: HANDLING/STORAGE CONT'D: PUT A DROP OF POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE INTO THE EMPTIED VIAL & FILLING W/WATER & GENTLY AGITATE DISCARDING THE ALKALINE SOLUTION BEFORE DISCARDING THE VIAL. THIS WILL INACTIVATE AN Y RESIDUAL CANTHARIDIN CRYSTALS. AFTER HANDLING REMOVE GLOVES & WASH HANDS IMMEDIATELY. ======================================================= Physical/Chemical Properties ======================================================= Appearance and Odor: WHITE SOLID CRYSTALS ======================================================= Reactivity Data ======================================================= Stability Indicator: YES Materials To Avoid: INACTIVATED W/MILD ALKALI Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO Conditions To Avoid Polymerization: INACTIVATED W/MILD ALKALI ======================================================= Toxicological Information ======================================================= ======================================================= Ecological Information ======================================================= ======================================================= MSDS Transport Information ======================================================= ======================================================= Regulatory Information ======================================================= ======================================================= Other Information ======================================================= Other Information: THE COMMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN ARE OFFERED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY & ARE INTENTED TO BE FOLLOWED ONLY BY PERSONS HAVING RELATED TECHNICAL SKILLS & AT THEIR OWN DISCREATION & RISK. ======================================================= HAZCOM Label ======================================================= Product ID: CANTHARIDIN CRYSTALS Cage: 0YAJ3 Company Name: DELASCO DERMATOLOGIC LAB & SUPPLY INC Street: 608 13TH AVENUE City: COUNCIL BLUFFS IA Zipcode: 51501 Health Emergency Phone: 800-831-6273 Label Required IND: Y Date Of Label Review: 03/31/1999 Status Code: A Origination Code: G ======================================================= Disclaimer (provided with this information by the compiling agencies): This information is formulated for use by elements of the Department of Defense. 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