General Information
Product name
Halothane, USP
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: N/D Inhalation: Yes Ingestion: No 3. HAZARDS INFORMATION, continued ----------------------- INGESTION RATING: None SKIN ABSORPTION RATING: N/D INHALATION RATING: None CORROSIVENESS RATING: N/D SKIN CONTACT RATING: N/D SKIN SENSITIZATION RATING: N/D EYE CONTACT RATING: Irritant TARGET ORGANS: Liver, reproductive system, eye, heart, central nervous system, uterus, cardiovascular system, respiratory system CARCINOGENICITY RATING NTP N/L IARC N/L OSHA N/L ACGIH: N/L None SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS: N/D. In clinical use, sleep is the primary effect. Side effects include liver dysfunction, cardiac arrest, hypotension, respiratory arrest, arrythmias, increased body temperature, shivering, nausea and vomiting. MEDICAL CONDITIONS AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE: N/D. Data suggest pre-existing liver ailments, malignant hyperthermia, concurrent use of epinephrine or norepinephrine, and concurrent use of non-depolarizing relaxants and ganglionic blocking drugs.
