*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : QD0222000
CHEMICAL NAME : Morphinan, 3-methoxy-N-methyl-, hydrobromide, (+)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 125-69-9
LAST UPDATED : 199603
DATA ITEMS CITED : 17
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C18-H25-N-O.Br-H
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 352.36
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T6 G666/FQ 2AF Q FX ONT&TTJ IO1 O &EH -R
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Drug
Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Antussan
* Demorphan
* Dextromethorphan bromide
* Dextromethorphan hydrobromide
* Dextrometorphan hydrobromide
* Dormethan
* Medicon
* Methorate hydrobromide
* d-Methorphan hydrobromide
* d-3-Methoxy-N-methylmorphinan hydrobromide
* Metrorat
* 9-alpha,13-alpha,14-alpha-Morphinan, 3-methoxy-17-methyl-, hydrobromide
* Ro 1-5470/5
* Romilar
* Romilar hydrobromide
* Tusilan
* Tussade
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human - child
DOSE/DURATION : 30 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - excitement
Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
Behavioral - ataxia
REFERENCE :
PEDIAU Pediatrics. (American Academy of Pediatrics, P.O. Box 1034,
Evanston, IL 60204) V.1- 1948- Volume(issue)/page/year: 59,117,1977
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION : 57 gm/kg/5Y-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - effect, not otherwise specified
Behavioral - hallucinations, distorted perceptions
Behavioral - ataxia
REFERENCE :
AJEMEN American Journal of Emergency Medicine. (WB Saunders, Philadelphia,
PA) V.1- 1983- Volume(issue)/page/year: 13,174,1995
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 350 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - effect, not otherwise specified
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: 109,189,1953
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 423 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity
REFERENCE :
OYYAA2 Oyo Yakuri. Pharmacometrics. (Oyo Yakuri Kenkyukai, CPO Box 180,
Sendai 980-91, Japan) V.1- 1967- Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,1207,1972
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 165 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: 109,189,1953
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 125 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
USXXAM United States Patent Document. (U.S. Patent Office, Box 9,
Washington, DC 20231) Volume(issue)/page/year: #3031377
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 34 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
REFERENCE :
OYYAA2 Oyo Yakuri. Pharmacometrics. (Oyo Yakuri Kenkyukai, CPO Box 180,
Sendai 980-91, Japan) V.1- 1967- Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,1207,1972
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION : 157 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
NYKZAU Nippon Yakurigaku Zasshi. Japanese Journal of Pharmacology. (Nippon
Yakuri Gakkai, c/o Kyoto Daigaku Igakubu Yakurigaku Kyoshitsu, Konoe-cho,
Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606, Japan) V.40- 1944- Volume(issue)/page/year:
54,688,1958
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION : 30 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research. (Editio Cantor Verlag,
Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1- 1951-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,1916,1969
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - cat
DOSE/DURATION : 19800 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - mydriasis (pupillary dilation)
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
OYYAA2 Oyo Yakuri. Pharmacometrics. (Oyo Yakuri Kenkyukai, CPO Box 180,
Sendai 980-91, Japan) V.1- 1967- Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,1207,1972
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 15 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
Behavioral - rigidity (including catalepsy)
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
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: 109,189,1953
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : 336 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - lacrimation
REFERENCE :
OYYAA2 Oyo Yakuri. Pharmacometrics. (Oyo Yakuri Kenkyukai, CPO Box 180,
Sendai 980-91, Japan) V.1- 1967- Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,1207,1972
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : 150 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - lacrimation
REFERENCE :
OYYAA2 Oyo Yakuri. Pharmacometrics. (Oyo Yakuri Kenkyukai, CPO Box 180,
Sendai 980-91, Japan) V.1- 1967- Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,1207,1972
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - species unspecified
DOSE/DURATION : 150 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
REFERENCE :
CPBTAL Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. (Japan Pub. Trading Co., USA,
1255 Howard St., San Francisco, CA 94103) V.6- 1958-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,1706,1972
*** REVIEWS ***
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
JRPMAP Journal of Reproductive Medicine. (2 Jacklynn Ct., St. Louis, MO
63132) V.3- 1969- Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,27,1974
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - 80399
No. of Facilities: 262 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 4
No. of Occupations: 9
No. of Employees: 3682 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - 80399
No. of Facilities: 213 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 3
No. of Occupations: 3
No. of Employees: 1826 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 1049 (estimated)
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