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5 - Thia - 1 - azabicyclo (4.2.0) oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid, 3 - (hydroxymethyl) - 8 - oxo - 7 - (2 - (4 - pyridylthio) acetamido) - , acetate (ester)

RTECS #: XI0387000

CAS #: 21593-23-7


UPDATE: September 1998 MW: 423.49 MF: C17H17N3O6S2


NOTE:

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
  1. SYNONYMS:
  2. ACUTE TOXICITY DATA:
  3. OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE DATA:
  4. NIOSH DOCUMENTATION AND SURVEILLANCE:
  5. REFERENCES:

SYNONYMS:

  1. Cefapirin
  2. Cefaprin
  1. Cephapirin
  2. Cephapirine


SKIN AND EYE IRRITATION DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM
DOSE
EFFECT

REFERENCE
N/R
N/R N/R N/R


MUTATION DATA AND REFERENCES:

SYSTEM TEST ROUTE/
ORGANISM/
TISSUE
DOSE REFERENCE
N/R N/R N/R N/R


REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM
DOSE
EFFECT

REFERENCE
N/R
N/R N/R N/R


TUMORIGENIC DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM
DOSE
EFFECT

REFERENCE
N/R
N/R N/R N/R


ACUTE TOXICITY DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM
DOSE
EFFECT

REFERENCE
intraperitoneal
mouse
lethal dose (50 percent kill): 8,899 mg/kg Behavioral: Altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)

Cardiac: Arrythmias (indlucing changes in conduction)

Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Dyspnea
TOIZAG 21,279,1974
intraperitoneal
rat
lethal dose (50 percent kill): 7,850 mg/kg Behavioral: Convulsions or effect on seizure threshold

Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Dyspnea

Gastrointestinal: Hypermotility, diarrhea
TOIZAG 21,279,1974
intravenous
man
lowest published toxic dose: 514 µg/kg/9 day- intermittent Liver: Jaundice, other or unclassified DICPBB 19,553,1985
intravenous
mouse
lethal dose (50 percent kill): >7,602 mg/kg Behavioral: Altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)

Behavioral: Convulsions or effect on seizure threshold

Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Dyspnea
TOIZAG 21,279,1974
intravenous
rat
lethal dose (50 percent kill): 6,048 mg/kg Eye: Retinal changes pigmentary deposition, retinitis, other)

Behavioral: Convulsions or effect on seizure threshold

Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Other changes
TOIZAG 21,279,1974
oral
mouse
lethal dose (50 percent kill): 26,088 mg/kg Behavioral: Somnolence (general depressed activity)

Behavioral: Ataxia

Behavioral: Irritability
TOIZAG 21,279,1974
oral
rat
lethal dose (50 percent kill): 16,356 mg/kg Behavioral: Somnolence (general depressed activity)

Behavioral: Ataxia

Behavioral: Irritability
TOIZAG 21,279,1974
subcutaneous
mouse
lethal dose (50 percent kill): 13,556 mg/kg Behavioral: Altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)

Behavioral: Somnolence (general depressed activity)

Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Dyspnea
TOIZAG 21,279,1974
subcutaneous
rat
lethal dose (50 percent kill): >14,400 mg/kg Behavioral: Antipsychotic TOIZAG 21,279,1974


OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM
DOSE
EFFECT

REFERENCE
intraperitoneal
rat
lowest published toxic dose: 327,600 mg/kg/13 week- intermittent Liver: Other changes

Kidney, Ureter, and Bladder: Changes in bladder weight

Related to Chronic Data: Death in the "MULTIPLE DOSE" data type field
TOIZAG 21,211,1974
intraperitoneal
rat
lowest published toxic dose: 163,800 mg/kg/26 week- intermittent Gastrointestinal: Other changes

Blood: Changes in serum composition (e.g. TP, bilirubin, cholesterol)
TOIZAG 21,211,1974
subcutaneous
rat
lowest published toxic dose: 195 gm/kg/13 week- intermittent Blood: Changes in serum composition (e.g. TP, bilirubin, cholesterol)

Nutritional and Gross Metabolic: Weight loss or decreased weight gain
TOIZAG 21,211,1974


REVIEWS:

ORGANIZATION STANDARD
REFERENCE

N/R N/R N/R


STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS:

ORGANIZATION STANDARD
REFERENCE

N/R N/R N/R


NIOSH DOCUMENTATION AND SURVEILLANCE:

ORGANIZATION STANDARD or SURVEY
REFERENCE

National Occupational Exposure Survey 1983 National Occupational Exposure Survey 1983: Hazard Code: X8348;
Number of Industries 1;
Total Number of Facilities 56;
Number of Occupations 1;
Total Number of Employees Exposed 112;
Total Number of Female Employees Exposed 56


STATUS IN FEDERAL AGENCIES:

ORGANIZATION
REFERENCE

N/R


REFERENCES:

CODEN
REFERENCE

DICPBB Drug Intelligence and Clinical Pharmacy. (POB 42435, Cincinnati, OH 45242) V.3- 1969-
TOIZAG Toho Igakkai Zasshi. Journal of Medical Society of Toho University. (Toho Daigaku Igakkai, 21-16, Omori-nishi, 5-chome, Ota-ku, Tokyo 143, Japan) V.1- 1954-

Used as an antibiotic

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