General Information
Product name
A-MethaPred
Manufacturer Name
Hospital Products Division
Emergency telephone
1-847-937-7970, 1-800-424-9300
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Company Information
company name
Hospital Products Division
Section 2
Principle Routes of Exposure
Skin: Unlikely Inhalation: Unlikely Ingestion: Unlikely INGESTION RATING: None 3. HAZARDS INFORMATION, continued ----------------------- SKIN ABSORPTION RATING: N/D INHALATION RATING: N/D CORROSIVENESS RATING: N/D SKIN CONTACT RATING: N/D SKIN SENSITIZATION RATING: N/D EYE CONTACT RATING: N/D TARGET ORGANS: Immune system, heart, eyes CARCINOGENICITY RATING NTP N/L IARC N/L OSHA N/L ACGIH: N/L None SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS: N/D. In clinical use, adverse effects from corticosteroids include electrolyte disturbances, muscle weakness, gastrointestinal upset, impaired wound healing, cataracts, glaucoma and nueurological effects including headache, vertigo and convulsions. Endrocrine imbalances including development of Cushingoid state. Hypertension and edema. MEDICAL CONDITIONS AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE: N/D. Data suggest glaucoma, peptic ulcer, hypertension, osteoporosis, myasthenia gravis, hyperthyroidism, liver disease, emotional/psychotic disorders, and latent tuberculosis.
