General Information
Product name
Cephalothin sodium salt
Product Synonyms
S A F E T Y D A T A S H E E T
CAS No.
58-71-9
Icons in SDS
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
APPEARANCE: DARK GREEN SOLID. WARNING! POTENTIAL CANCER HAZARD. METHEMOGLOBIN FORMING AGENT. MAY CAUSE EYE AND SKIN IRRITATION. MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY AND DIGESTIVE TRACT IRRITATION. MAY CAUSE CANCER BASED ON ANIMAL STUDIES. TARGET ORGANS: BLOOD, BLOOD FORMING ORGANS, THYROID.
Potential health effects
EYE: MAY CAUSE EYE IRRITATION. SKIN: MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION. MAY BE ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN IN HARMFUL AMOUNTS. MAY CAUSE SKIN SENSITIZATION, AN ALLERGIC REACTION, WHICH BECOMES EVIDENT UPON RE-EXPOSURE TO THIS MATERIAL. IF ABSORBED, CAUSES SYMPTOMS SIMILAR TO THOSE OF INGESTION. INGESTION: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF THE DIGESTIVE TRACT. MAY CAUSE METHEMOGLOBINEMIA, CYANOSIS (BLUISH DISCOLORATION OF SKIN DUE TO DEFICIENT OXYGENATION OF THE BLOOD), CONVULSIONS, AND DEATH. METHEMOGLOBINEMIA IS CHARACTERIZED BY DIZZINESS, DROWSINESS, HEADACHE, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, CYANOSIS (BLUISH DISCOLORATION OF SKIN DUE TO DEFICIENT OXYGENATION OF THE BLOOD), RAPID HEART RATE AND CHOCOLATE-BROWN COLORED BLOOD. EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE ANEMIA AND OTHER BLOOD ABNORMALITIES. INHALATION: MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION. MAY CAUSE METHEMOGLOBINEMIA, CYANOSIS (BLUISH DISCOLORATION OF SKIN DUE TO DEFICIENT OXYGENATION OF THE BLOOD), CONVULSIONS, TACHYCARDIA, DYSPNEA (LABORED BREATHING), AND DEATH. MAY CAUSE EFFECTS SIMILAR TO THOSE DESCRIBED FOR INGESTION. METHEMOGLOBINEMIA IS CHARACTERIZED BY DIZZINESS, DROWSINESS, HEADACHE, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, CYANOSIS (BLUISH DISCOLORATION OF SKIN DUE TO DEFICIENT OXYGENATION OF THE BLOOD), RAPID HEART RATE AND CHOCOLATE-BROWN BLOOD. CHRONIC: PROLONGED OR REPEATED SKIN CONTACT MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS. CHRONIC INHALATION AND INGESTION MAY CAUSE EFFECTS SIMILAR TO THOSE OF ACUTE INHALATION AND INGESTION. PROLONGED EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE ANEMIA AND METHEMOGLOBINEMIA, CHARACTERIZED BY DIZZINESS, DROWSINESS, HEADACHE, BREATH SHORTNESS, CYANOSIS (BLUISH SKIN DUE TO DEFICIENT OXYGENATION OF THE BLOOD), RAPID HEART RATE AND CHOCOLATE-BROWN COLORED BLOOD. CHRONIC EXPOSURE CAN AFFECT THYROID FUNCTION. MAY CAUSE PITUITARY GLAND ABNORMALITIES.
