*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : YW4375000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Vancomycin
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1404-90-6
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 12
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C66-H75-Cl2-N9-O24
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 1449.40
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Human
                          Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Vancocin
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - infant
DOSE/DURATION           : 119 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Cardiac - pulse rate increase, without fall in BP
   Vascular - BP lowering not characterized in autonomic section
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis
REFERENCE :
   JTCTDW Journal of Toxicology, Clinical Toxicology.  (Marcel Dekker, 270
   Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016)  V.19-    1982-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   34,83,1996
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - woman
DOSE/DURATION           : 15 mg/kg/90M-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Skin and Appendages - dermatitis, allergic (after systemic exposure)
REFERENCE :
   NEJMAG New England Journal of Medicine.  (Massachusetts Medical Soc., 10
   Shattuck St., Boston, MA 02115)  V.198-    1928-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   313,756,1985
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - woman
DOSE/DURATION           : 170 mg/kg/19D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Blood - agranulocytosis
REFERENCE :
   CMAJAX Canadian Medical Association Journal.  (Canadian Medical Assoc., POB
   8650, Ottawa, ON K1G 0G8, Canada)  V.1-    1911-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   132,39,1985
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - infant
DOSE/DURATION           : 295 mg/kg/3D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - interstitial nephritis
REFERENCE :
   JTCTDW Journal of Toxicology, Clinical Toxicology.  (Marcel Dekker, 270
   Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016)  V.19-    1982-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   30,285,1992
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Multiple routes
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - woman
DOSE/DURATION           : 30 mg/kg/2D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Skin and Appendages - dermatitis, other (after systemic exposure)
REFERENCE :
   AIMEAS Annals of Internal Medicine.  (American College of Physicians, 4200
   Pine St., Philadelphia, PA 19104)  V.1-    1927-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   115,410,1991
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1734 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   85FZAT "Index of Antibiotics from Actinomycetes," Umezawa, H. et al., eds.,
   Tokyo, Univ. of Tokyo Press, 1967  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,675,1967
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   85GDA2 "CRC Handbook of Antibiotic Compounds," Vols.1- ,  Berdy, J., Boca
   Raton, FL, CRC Press, 1980-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,315,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 430 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JANTAJ Journal of Antibiotics.  (Japan Antibiotics Research Assoc., 2-20-8
   Kamiosaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 141, Japan)  V.2-5, 1948-52;  V.21- 1968-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 43,913,1990
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 640 mg/kg/4D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in tubules (including acute renal failure,
   acute tubular necrosis)
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes in urine composition
REFERENCE :
   NKRZAZ Chemotherapy (Tokyo).  (Nippon Kagaku Ryoho Gakkai, 2-20-8 Kamiosaki,
   Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo 141, Japan)  V.1-    1953- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   42,200,1995

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   DICPBB Drug Intelligence and Clinical Pharmacy.  (POB 42435, Cincinnati, OH
   45242)  V.3-    1969-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,520,1974

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   AJMEAZ American Journal of Medicine.  (Technical Pub., 875 Third Ave., New
   York, NY 10022) V.1-    1946-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 38,409,1965

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X3663
       No. of Facilities: 324 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 7
       No. of Employees: 14913 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 13290 (estimated)

 
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