*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : VB2002200 CHEMICAL NAME : 3-Quinolinecarboxylic acid, 1,4-dihydro-1-ethyl-6-fluoro-7-(4-methyl-1-piperaziny l)-4-oxo-, monomethanesulfonate, dihydrate CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 70458-95-6 LAST UPDATED : 199009 DATA ITEMS CITED : 4 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C17-H20-F-N3-O3.C-H4-O3-S.2H2-O MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 465.55 COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Drug SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * Pefloxacin mesylate * 1589 mR.B. *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 2500 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - tremor Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold REFERENCE : CHDDAT Comptes Rendus des Seances de l'Academie des Sciences, Serie D: Sciences Naturelles. (Paris, France) V.262-291, 1966-80. For publisher information, see CRASEV. Volume(issue)/page/year: 292,37,1981 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 1500 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - tremor Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold REFERENCE : CHDDAT Comptes Rendus des Seances de l'Academie des Sciences, Serie D: Sciences Naturelles. (Paris, France) V.262-291, 1966-80. For publisher information, see CRASEV. Volume(issue)/page/year: 292,37,1981 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 1 gm/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - tremor Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold REFERENCE : CHDDAT Comptes Rendus des Seances de l'Academie des Sciences, Serie D: Sciences Naturelles. (Paris, France) V.262-291, 1966-80. For publisher information, see CRASEV. Volume(issue)/page/year: 292,37,1981 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 225 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - tremor Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold REFERENCE : CHDDAT Comptes Rendus des Seances de l'Academie des Sciences, Serie D: Sciences Naturelles. (Paris, France) V.262-291, 1966-80. For publisher information, see CRASEV. Volume(issue)/page/year: 292,37,1981 *** END OF RECORD ***