*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : EW2100000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Calcium gluconate
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 299-28-5
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 18016-24-5
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 13
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C12-H22-O14.Ca
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 430.42
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QVYQYQYQYQ1Q 2 &-CA-
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Calcicol
   * Calciofon
   * Calcipur
   * Calcium D-gluconate
   * Calcium hexagluconate
   * Calglucol
   * Calglucon
   * Dragocal
   * Ebucin
   * Glucal
   * Glucobiogen
   * Gluconate de calcium
   * Gluconato di calcio
   * D-Gluconic acid, calcium salt (2:1)
   * Kalpren
   * Novocal
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - infant
DOSE/DURATION           : 143 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Skin and Appendages - dermatitis, other (after systemic exposure)
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - body temperature increase
REFERENCE :
   JAMAAP JAMA, Journal of the American Medical Association.  (AMA, 535 N.
   Dearborn St., Chicago, IL 60610)  V.1-    1883-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   129,347,1945
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - infant
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Brain and Coverings - meningeal changes
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - fibrosis, focal (pneumoconiosis)
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - body temperature increase
REFERENCE :
   JAMAAP JAMA, Journal of the American Medical Association.  (AMA, 535 N.
   Dearborn St., Chicago, IL 60610)  V.1-    1883-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   129,347,1945
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FRPPAO Farmaco, Edizione Pratica. (Casella Postale 227, 27100 Pavia, Italy)
   V.8-43    1953-88 For publisher information, see FRMCE8
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 26,144,1971
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 950 mg/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: 6,226,1982
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FRPPAO Farmaco, Edizione Pratica. (Casella Postale 227, 27100 Pavia, Italy)
   V.8-43    1953-88 For publisher information, see FRMCE8
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 26,144,1971
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 2200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JDGRAX Journal of Drug Research.  (National Organization for Drug Research
   and Control, POB 29, Cairo, Egypt)  V.2-    1969-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   15(1-2),121,1984
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 2890 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JAPMA8 Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, Scientific
   Edition.  (Washington, DC) V.29-49, 1940-60.  For publisher information, see
   JPMSAE.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 45,47,1956
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 950 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   4,492,1962
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : 1987 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 47,183,1933
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 1810 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Cardiac - other changes
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
   Gastrointestinal - changes in structure or function of salivary glands
REFERENCE :
   AIPTAK Archives Internationales de Pharmacodynamie et de Therapie. (Heymans
   Institute of Pharmacology, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium)  V.4-   
   1898-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 191,44,1971

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 80373
       No. of Facilities: 267 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 3
       No. of Occupations: 11
       No. of Employees: 14905 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 80373
       No. of Facilities: 565 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 3
       No. of Occupations: 16
       No. of Employees: 29060 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 23111 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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