*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : TN4930000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Piperidinium,
                          1,1'-(2-beta,16-beta-(3-alpha,17-beta-dihydroxy-5-alp
                          ha-androstanylene)) bis(1-methyl-, dibromide,
                          diacetate
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 15500-66-0
LAST UPDATED            : 199504
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 18
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C35-H60-N2-O4.2Br
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 732.79
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L E5 B666TJ A1 E1 FOV1 OOV1 G- AT6KTJ A1& P- AT6KTJ
                          A1 &E 2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Mutagen
                          Reproductive Effector
                          Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 5alpha-Androstan-3alpha,17beta-diol, 2beta,16beta-dipipecolinio-,  
   dibromide, diacetate
   * 1,1'-(3,17-Bis(acetyloxy)androstane-2,16-diyl)bis(1-methylpiperidinium)  
   dibromide
   * 3-alpha,17-beta-Diacetoxy-2-beta,16-beta-dipiperidino-5-alpha-androstane  
   dimethobromide
   * Mioblock
   * NA 97
   * ORG NA 97
   * Pancuronium bromide
   * Pavulon
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION           : 143 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - chronic pulmonary edema
   Blood - hemorrhage
REFERENCE :
   JATOD3 Journal of Analytical Toxicology.  (Preston Pub. Inc., POB 48312,
   Niles, IL 60648) V.1-    1977-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,275,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Parenteral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - infant
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - spastic paralysis with or without sensory
   change
REFERENCE :
   ADCHAK Archives of Disease in Childhood.  (British Medical Journal, POB
   560B, Kennebunkport, ME 04046)  V.1-    1926-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   59,73,1984
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - infant
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - muscle weakness
REFERENCE :
   PEDIAU Pediatrics.  (American Academy of Pediatrics, P.O. Box 1034,
   Evanston, IL 60204) V.1-    1948-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 77,848,1986
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 202 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - general anesthetic
   Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
REFERENCE :
   SKKNAJ Sankyo Kenkyusho Nempo.  Annual Report of Sankyo Research
   Laboratories.  (Sankyo K.K. Sogo Kenkyusho, 1-2-58 Hiro-machi, Shinagawa-ku,
   Tokyo 140, Japan)  No.15-    1963-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,187,1970
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 479 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
   Skin and Appendages - hair
REFERENCE :
   SKKNAJ Sankyo Kenkyusho Nempo.  Annual Report of Sankyo Research
   Laboratories.  (Sankyo K.K. Sogo Kenkyusho, 1-2-58 Hiro-machi, Shinagawa-ku,
   Tokyo 140, Japan)  No.15-    1963-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,187,1970
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 436 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - general anesthetic
   Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
REFERENCE :
   SKKNAJ Sankyo Kenkyusho Nempo.  Annual Report of Sankyo Research
   Laboratories.  (Sankyo K.K. Sogo Kenkyusho, 1-2-58 Hiro-machi, Shinagawa-ku,
   Tokyo 140, Japan)  No.15-    1963-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,187,1970
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 153 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NIIRDN Drugs in Japan (Ethical Drugs).  (Yakugyo Jiho Co., Ltd., Tokyo,
   Japan)  Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,353,1982
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 21200 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - general anesthetic
   Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
REFERENCE :
   SKKNAJ Sankyo Kenkyusho Nempo.  Annual Report of Sankyo Research
   Laboratories.  (Sankyo K.K. Sogo Kenkyusho, 1-2-58 Hiro-machi, Shinagawa-ku,
   Tokyo 140, Japan)  No.15-    1963-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,187,1970
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 120 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - body temperature decrease
REFERENCE :
   OYYAA2 Oyo Yakuri.  Pharmacometrics.  (Oyo Yakuri Kenkyukai, CPO Box 180,
   Sendai 980-91, Japan) V.1-    1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 32,465,1986
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 167 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NIIRDN Drugs in Japan (Ethical Drugs).  (Yakugyo Jiho Co., Ltd., Tokyo,
   Japan)  Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,353,1982
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 13 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - flaccid paralysis without anesthesia
   (usually neuromuscular blockage)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
REFERENCE :
   OYYAA2 Oyo Yakuri.  Pharmacometrics.  (Oyo Yakuri Kenkyukai, CPO Box 180,
   Sendai 980-91, Japan) V.1-    1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,715,1971
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intracerebral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 3500 ng/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - tremor
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
REFERENCE :
   OYYAA2 Oyo Yakuri.  Pharmacometrics.  (Oyo Yakuri Kenkyukai, CPO Box 180,
   Sendai 980-91, Japan) V.1-    1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 32,465,1986
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 16 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NIIRDN Drugs in Japan (Ethical Drugs).  (Yakugyo Jiho Co., Ltd., Tokyo,
   Japan)  Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,353,1982
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 67 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - rigidity (including catalepsy)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - body temperature increase
REFERENCE :
   BJANAD British Journal of Anesthesia.  (Macmillan Press Ltd., Houndmills,
   Basingstoke, Hants. RG21 2XS, UK)  V.1-    1923-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   44,91,1972
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Bird - chicken
DOSE/DURATION           : 63 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - spastic paralysis with or without sensory
   change
   Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - flaccid paralysis without anesthesia
   (usually neuromuscular blockage)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
REFERENCE :
   OYYAA2 Oyo Yakuri.  Pharmacometrics.  (Oyo Yakuri Kenkyukai, CPO Box 180,
   Sendai 980-91, Japan) V.1-    1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,715,1971
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE                    : 36 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 8-16 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - post-implantation mortality (e.g. dead and/or
   resorbed implants per total number of implants)
REFERENCE :
   SKKNAJ Sankyo Kenkyusho Nempo.  Annual Report of Sankyo Research
   Laboratories.  (Sankyo K.K. Sogo Kenkyusho, 1-2-58 Hiro-machi, Shinagawa-ku,
   Tokyo 140, Japan)  No.15-    1963-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,187,1970

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X4372
       No. of Facilities: 63 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 2
       No. of Employees: 9551 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 8705 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Inconclusive: Histidine reversion-Ames test

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***