*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : TU3850000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Pregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione,
                          9-fluoro-11-beta,16-alpha,17,21-tetrahydroxy-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 124-94-7
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2341955
REFERENCE               : 4-08-00-03629 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 20
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C21-H27-F-O6
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 394.48
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L E5 B666 OV KU MUTJ A1 BF CQ E1 FV1Q FQ GQ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Mutagen
                          Reproductive Effector
                          Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Aristocort
   * 9-alpha-Fluoro-16-alpha-hydroxyprednisolone
   *   9-alpha-Fluoro-11-beta,16-alpha,17,21-tetrahydroxypregna-1,4-diene-3,20-
     dione
   *   9-alpha-Fluoro-11-beta,16-alpha,17,21-tetrahydroxy-1,4-pregnadiene-3,20-
     dione
   *   9-alpha-Fluoro-11-beta,16-alpha,17-alpha,21-tetrahydroxypregna-1,4-diene
     -3,20-dione
   * 9-Fluoro-11-beta,16-alpha,17,21-tetrahydroxypregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione
   * Fluoxyprednisolone
   * Kenacort
   * Pregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione, 9-fluoro-11,16,17,21-tetrahydroxy-,  
   (11-beta,16-alpha)-
   * SK-Triamcinolone
   * Rodinolone
   *   11-beta,16-alpha,17-alpha,21-Tetrahydroxy-9-alpha-fluoro-1,4-pregnadiene
     -3,20-dione
   * Triamcinolone
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Parenteral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - woman
DOSE/DURATION           : 1200 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Musculoskeletal - other changes
REFERENCE :
   BJRHDF British Journal of Rheumatology.  (Bailliere Tindall, 33 The Avenue,
   Eastborn BN21 3UN, UK)  Volume(issue)/page/year: 34,385,1995
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 99 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   8,250,1966
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >4 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   YAKUD5 Gekkan Yakuji.  Pharmaceuticals Monthly.  (Yakugyo Jihosha, Inaoka
   Bldg., 2-36 Jinbo-cho, Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101, Japan)  V.1-   1959-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,2117,1979
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : 105 mg/kg/6W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - urine volume increased
   Blood - other changes
   Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   1,305,1959
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - woman
DOSE                    : 12600 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 1-39 week(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - musculoskeletal system
REFERENCE :
   AJOGAH American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  (C.V. Mosby Co.,
   11830 Westline Industrial Dr., St. Louis, MO 63146)  V.1-    1920-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 96,985,1966
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 1 gm/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 4-8 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - post-implantation mortality (e.g. dead and/or
   resorbed implants per total number of implants)
   Reproductive - Fertility - abortion
REFERENCE :
   FESTAS Fertility and Sterility.  (American Fertility Soc., 608 13th Ave. S,
   Birmingham, AL 35282) V.1-    1950-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,735,1971
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 1 gm/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 9-13 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - stillbirth
REFERENCE :
   FESTAS Fertility and Sterility.  (American Fertility Soc., 608 13th Ave. S,
   Birmingham, AL 35282) V.1-    1950-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,735,1971
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 10 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 13 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - craniofacial
   (including nose and tongue)
REFERENCE :
   TCMUD8 Teratogenesis, Carcinogenesis, and Mutagenesis.  (Alan R. Liss, Inc.,
   41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003)  V.1-    1980- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   3,313,1983
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 20 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 13 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death,
   e.g., stunted fetus)
REFERENCE :
   TCMUD8 Teratogenesis, Carcinogenesis, and Mutagenesis.  (Alan R. Liss, Inc.,
   41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003)  V.1-    1980- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   3,313,1983
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 100 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 8-12 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - live birth index (measured after birth)
   Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - viability index (e.g., # alive at day 4
   per # born alive)
REFERENCE :
   TCMUD8 Teratogenesis, Carcinogenesis, and Mutagenesis.  (Alan R. Liss, Inc.,
   41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003)  V.1-    1980- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   7,7,1987
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 10 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 11 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - cytological changes (including
   somatic cell genetic material)
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - craniofacial
   (including nose and tongue)
REFERENCE :
   TJADAB Teratology, The International Journal of Abnormal Development. (Alan
   R. Liss, Inc., 41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003)  V.1-    1968-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,227,1971
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Primate - monkey
DOSE                    : 30 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 63-65 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - blood and lymphatic
   systems (including spleen and marrow)
REFERENCE :
   DABBBA Dissertation Abstracts International, B: The Sciences and
   Engineering.  (University Microfilms International, 300 N. Zeeb Rd., Ann
   Arbor, MI 48106)  V.30-    1969-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 38,145,1977
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE                    : 4 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 13-16 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - craniofacial
   (including nose and tongue)
REFERENCE :
   APTOD9 Abstracts of Papers, Society of Toxicology.  Annual Meetings.
   (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,A90,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - pig
DOSE                    : 10500 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 15-16 week(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - behavioral
   Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - physical
REFERENCE :
   THGNBO Theriogenology.  (Geron-X, Inc., P.O. Box 1108, Los Altos, CA 94022)
   V.1-    1974-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 30,137,1988
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - hamster
DOSE                    : 2 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 11 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death,
   e.g., stunted fetus)
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - craniofacial
   (including nose and tongue)
REFERENCE :
   JEEMAF Journal of Embryology and Experimental Morphology.  (Essex, UK)
   V.1-98, 1953-86. For Publisher information, see DEVPED
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 36,101,1976
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
TEST SYSTEM             : Human
DOSE/DURATION           : 428 ug/kg
REFERENCE :
   ARDEAC Archives of Dermatology.  (AMA, 535 N. Dearborn St., Chicago, IL
   60610)  V.82-    1960-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 103,39,1971

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   AJOGAH American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  (C.V. Mosby Co.,
   11830 Westline Industrial Dr., St. Louis, MO 63146)  V.1-    1920-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 96,985,1966

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - M2730
       No. of Facilities: 174 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 1
       No. of Employees: 174 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - M2730
       No. of Facilities: 98 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 3
       No. of Employees: 2926 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 2097 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***