| Agent Name |
Chloramphenicol |
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| Alternative Name |
Chloromycetin |
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| CAS Number |
56-75-7 |
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| Formula |
C11-H12-Cl2-N2-O5 |
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| Major Category |
Other Uses |
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| Synonyms |
D-(-)-threo-2,2-Dichloro-N-[beta-hydroxy-alpha-(hydroxy-methyl)-p-nitrophenethyl]acetamide; Chloroamphenicol; 2,2-Dichloro-N-[2-hydroxy-1-(hydroxymethyl)-2-(4-nitrophenyl)ethyl]acetamide; D-threo-N-Dichloroacetyl-1-p-nitrophenyl-2-amino-1,3-propane-diol; D(-)-threo-2-Dichloroacetamido-1-p-nitrophenyl-propanediol; D-threo-N-(1,1`-Dihydroxy-1-p-nitrophenylisopropyl)dichloroacetamide; Ak-chlor; Alficetyn; Anacetin; Aquamycetin; Austracol; CAF; Chemiceticol; Chlomycol; Chloramex; Chloramfilin; Chloramsaar; Chlorasol; Veticol; Viceton; Opclor; Ophthochlor; Pantovernil; Paraxin; Quemicetina; Ronfenil; Septicol; Sintomicetina; Sno Phenicol; Stanomycetin; Synthomycetine; Tea-Cetin; Tevcocin; Tifomycine; Treomicetina; Unimycetin; Chloricol; Chlorocaps; Chlorocid; Chloronitrin; Chloroptic; Cidocetine; Ciplamycetin; Cloramfen; Cloramficin; Cloramicol; Clorocyn; Cloromissan; Cylphenicol; Duphenicol; Embacetin; Enicol; Enteromycetin; Farmicetina; Fenicol; Globenicol; Interomycetine; Intramycetin; Juvamycetin; Kamaver; Kemicetine; Klorita; Levomicetina; Levomycetin; Loromicetina; Myscel; Mycinol; Novomycetin; Chloromycetin; D-(-)-threo-1-(p-Nitrophenyl)-2-dichloroacetamido-1,3-propanediol; Chlormycetin R; Amphicol; Cloramical; Intramyctin; Leukomycin; Acetamide, 2,2-dichloro-N-[2-hydroxy-1-(hydroxymethyl)-2-(4-nitrophenyl)ethyl]-, [R-(R*,R*)]-; CHLORAMPHENICOL CRYSTALLINE; Chlorsig; [ChemFinder] |
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| Category |
Pharmaceuticals |
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| Description |
Needles or elongated plates from water or ethylene dichloride; [HSDB] |
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| Sources/Uses |
Broad-spectrum antibiotic; [HSDB] |
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| Comments |
Allergic contact dermatitis reported in pharmaceutical workers; [Marks, p. 189-90] Can cause contact urticaria; [Kanerva 2004, p. 102] Chloramphenicol is an antibiotic, and many side effects have been reported after ingestion of therapeutic doses including, rarely, bone marrow suppression. [HSDB] |
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| Exposure Assessment |
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| Skin Designation (ACGIH) |
Not evaluated |
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| Adverse Effects |
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| Skin Sensitizer |
Yes |
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| IARC Carcinogen |
Probable Carcinogen |
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| Links to Other NLM Databases |
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| Health Studies |
Human Health Effects from Hazardous Substances Data Bank: CHLORAMPHENICOL
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