fludrocortisone

DATA ITEMS CITED :

6

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C21-H29-F-O5

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

380.50

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

L E5 B666 OV MUTJ A1 BF CQ E1 FV1Q FQ

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intraperitoneal

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

170 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

CLDND* Compilation of LD50 Values of New Drugs. (J.R. MacDougal, Dept. of National Health and Welfare, Food and Drug Divisions, 35 John St., Ottawa, Ont., Canada) ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Parenteral

DOSE :

8750 ug/kg

SEX/DURATION :

female 7 day(s) pre-mating

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Reproductive - Maternal Effects - uterus, cervix, vagina

REFERENCE :

JEMEAV Journal of Experimental Medicine. (Rockefeller Univ. Press, 1230 York Ave., New York, NY 10021) V.1- 1896- Volume(issue)/page/year: 102,347,1955

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

DOSE :

100 mg/kg

SEX/DURATION :

female 6-15 day(s) after conception

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - craniofacial (including nose and tongue)

REFERENCE :

28QFAD "Laboratory Animals in Drug Testing, Symposium of the 5th International Committee on Laboratory Animals, Hanover, 1972," Speigel, A. ed., Stuttgart, Fed. Rep. Ger., Gustav Fischer Verlag, 1973 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,85,1973

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

DOSE :

1 mg/kg

SEX/DURATION :

female 13-16 day(s) after conception

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetal death

REFERENCE :

28QFAD "Laboratory Animals in Drug Testing, Symposium of the 5th International Committee on Laboratory Animals, Hanover, 1972," Speigel, A. ed., Stuttgart, Fed. Rep. Ger., Gustav Fischer Verlag, 1973 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,85,1973

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

DOSE :

2 mg/kg

SEX/DURATION :

female 13-16 day(s) after conception

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - craniofacial (including nose and tongue)

REFERENCE :

28QFAD "Laboratory Animals in Drug Testing, Symposium of the 5th International Committee on Laboratory Animals, Hanover, 1972," Speigel, A. ed., Stuttgart, Fed. Rep. Ger., Gustav Fischer Verlag, 1973 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,85,1973