*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : TU5250000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione,
                          11-beta-hydroxy-6-alpha-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 2668-66-8
LAST UPDATED            : 199504
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C22-H32-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 344.54
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L E5 B666 OV MUTJ A1 CQ E1 FV1 L1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * HMS
   * HMS liquifilm
   * 11-beta-Hydroxy-6-alpha-methylpregn-4-ene-3,20-dione
   * Medrysone
   * 6-alpha-Methyl-11-beta-hydroxyprogesterone
   * NSC-63278
   * U 8471
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 338 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   18,185,1971

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X3713
       No. of Facilities: 10 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 2
       No. of Employees: 711 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 328 (estimated)

 
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