Pentamidine Isethionate

greater than or equal to 100 mg/mL at 66 °F (NTP, 1992)

Water > 30 (mg/mL)

Acetate buffer, pH 4 ~2.5 (mg/mL)

Carbonate buffer, pH 9 < 1 (mg/mL)

0.1 N HCl ~2.5 (mg/mL)

0.1 NaOH < 1 (mg/mL)

FDA approved drugs -> Active ingredient

FDA approved drugs -> Active ingredient

Bulk: The compound was found to be stable in the bulk form when exposed to light at ambient or 60 ° C temperature for 90 days. Solution: Pentamidine isethionate was found to be stable as a solution in normal saline at room temperature over a 72 hour period.

Warning

H315 (100%): Causes skin irritation [Warning Skin corrosion/irritation]

P261, P264, P264+P265, P271, P272, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P319, P321, P332+P317, P333+P317, P337+P317, P362+P364, P403+P233, P405, and P501 (click each P-code to see the statement)

Aggregated GHS information provided per 70 reports by companies from 6 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory. Each notification may be associated with multiple companies.

SYMPTOMS: Symptoms of exposure to this compound include fall in blood pressure, hypotension, hypoglycemia, dizziness, tachycardia, flushing, itching and an increase in blood urea. Other symptoms include pain and abscess formation at the site of injection, hyperglycemia, hematological disturbances, vomiting, liver and kidney dysfunction, dizziness, headache, breathlessness and fainting. It has caused local reactions and reversible uremia in an infant. It has also caused fever and profound fatal acidosis in a teen. It can cause hemorrhage and dermatitis via intramuscular routes. Other symptoms include cardiac arrhythmias, leukopenia, hypocalcemia, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, thrombocytopenia, confusion and hallucinations. Symptoms of exposure to a related compound include convulsions and liver and kidney damage. Other symptoms include pancreatitis. It may also cause diabetes mellitus.

P01CX01

P - Antiparasitic products, insecticides and repellents

PENTAMIDINE ISETHIONATE

Antiprotozoal [EPC]

Substances that destroy fungi by suppressing their ability to grow or reproduce. They differ from FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL because they defend against fungi present in human or animal tissues.

Substances that are destructive to protozoans.

Agents destructive to the protozoal organisms belonging to the suborder TRYPANOSOMATINA.