Label: NITROUS OXIDE gas

  • Category: HUMAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG LABEL
  • DEA Schedule: None
  • Marketing Status: unapproved medical gas

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  • NITROUS OXIDE USP LABEL

    NITROUS OXIDE USP  UN 1070  NON-FLAMMABLE GAS 2  OXIDIZER 5.1

    CONTENTS_______________ CU FT ____________ LITERS

    RX ONLY

    WARNING: ADMINISTRATION OF NITROUS OXIDE MAY BE HAZARDOUS OR CONTRAINDICATED. FOR USE ONLY BY OR UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A LICENSED PRACTITIONER WHO IS EXPERIENCED IN THE USE AND ADMINISTRATION OF NITROUS OXIDE AND IS FAMILIAR WITH THE INDICATIONS, EFFECTS, DOSAGES, METHODS, AND FREQUENCY AND DURATION OF ADMINISTRATION, AND WITH THE HAZARDS, CONTRAINDICATIONS AND SIDE EFFECTS AND THE PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN.

    WARNING: HIGH PRESSURE, OXIDIZING LIQUID AND GAS. VIGOROUSLY ACCELERATES COMBUSTION. CAN CAUSE RAPID SUFFOCATION. CAN CAUSE ANESTHETIC EFFECTS. MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE.

    AVOID BREATHING GAS. STORE AND US WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. KEEP OIL AND GREASE AWAY. USE ONLY WITH EQUIPMENT CLEANED FOR OXYGEN AND RATED FOR CYLINDER PRESSURE. DO NOT GET LIQUID IN EYES, ON SKIN OR CLOTHING. CYLINDER TEMPERATURE SHOULD NOT EXCEED 52 DEGREES C (125 DEGREES F). OPEN VALVE SLOWLY. CLOSE VALVE AFTER EACH USE AND WHEN EMPTY. USE A BACK FLOW PREVENTIVE DEVICE IN THE PIPING. USE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET (MSDS).

    FIRST AID: IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. CALL A PHYSICIAN.

    IN CASE OF FROSTBITE, OBTAIN MEDICAL TREATMENT IMMEDIATELY.

    CAS  10024-97-2  DO NOT REMOVE THIS PRODUCT LABEL    47736   (R 06/06)

    NITROUS OXIDE USP LABEL

  • INGREDIENTS AND APPEARANCE
    NITROUS OXIDE 
    nitrous oxide gas
    Product Information
    Product TypeHUMAN PRESCRIPTION DRUGItem Code (Source)NDC:10006-002
    Route of AdministrationRESPIRATORY (INHALATION)
    Active Ingredient/Active Moiety
    Ingredient NameBasis of StrengthStrength
    NITROUS OXIDE (UNII: K50XQU1029) (NITROUS OXIDE - UNII:K50XQU1029) NITROUS OXIDE99 L  in 100 L
    Packaging
    #Item CodePackage DescriptionMarketing Start DateMarketing End Date
    1NDC:10006-002-01847 L in 1 CYLINDER
    2NDC:10006-002-021560 L in 1 CYLINDER
    3NDC:10006-002-035673 L in 1 CYLINDER
    4NDC:10006-002-047500 L in 1 CYLINDER
    5NDC:10006-002-0513550 L in 1 CYLINDER
    6NDC:10006-002-064838 L in 1 CYLINDER
    Marketing Information
    Marketing CategoryApplication Number or Monograph CitationMarketing Start DateMarketing End Date
    unapproved medical gas01/01/1936
    Labeler - Acetylene Oxygen Company (008110181)
    Registrant - Acetylene Oxygen Company (008110181)
    Establishment
    NameAddressID/FEIBusiness Operations
    Acetylene Oxygen Company809888688manufacture