Safety data for acyclovir

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General

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Physical data

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Stability

Toxicology

Toxicity data
(The meaning of any toxicological abbreviations which appear in this section is given here.)
ORL-RAT LD50 >20000 mg kg^-1
ORL-MUS LD50 > 10000 mg kg^-1
SCU-RAT LD50 620 mg kg^-1
IVN-RAT LD50 910 mg kg^-1
IPN-RAT LD50 860 mg kg^-1
Lowest published toxic dose ORL-WMN 80 mg kg^-1/ 4 day/intermittent.

Risk phrases
(The meaning of any risk phrases which appear in this section is given here.)
R36 R37 R38.

Transport information

Non-hazardous for air, sea and road freight.

Personal protection

Minimize contact

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