Amphetamine is a mobile liquid with an
amine odor.
ChEBI: Amphetamine sulfate is an organic sulfate salt. It contains an amphetamine.
Benzadrine
(SmithKline Beecham).
White crystalline powder. Solution in water has a pH of 5-6. Odorless. Slightly bitter taste followed by a sensation of numbness. May be sensitive to light.
Water soluble. Hygroscopic.
Incompatible with alkalis and calcium salts. . A weak acid.
Flash point data for DL-AMPHETAMINE SULFATE--DEA SCHEDULE II ITEM are not available; however, DL-AMPHETAMINE SULFATE--DEA SCHEDULE II ITEM is probably combustible.
A poison via ingestion,intraperitoneal, and subcutaneous routes. When heated todecomposition it emits very toxic fumes of SOx and NOx.
Poison by ingestion,subcutaneous, intravenous, and intraperitoneal routes.Human systemic effects by ingestion: altered sleep time,anorexia, and change in heart rate. A central nervoussystem stimulant. An experimental teratogen. Otherexperimental repr
Amphetamine is used as a pharmaceutical.
It is a CNS stimulant.
UN2811 Toxic solids, organic, n.o.s., Hazard
Class: 6.1; Labels: 6.1-Poisonous materials, Technical
Name Required.
Incompatible with oxidizers (chlorates,
nitrates, peroxides, permanganates, perchlorates, chlorine,
bromine, fluorine, etc.); contact may cause fires or explosions.
Keep away from alkaline materials, strong bases,
strong acids, oxoacids, epoxides.
It is inappropriate and possibly
dangerous to the environment to dispose of expired or
waste pharmaceuticals by flushing them down the toilet or
discarding them to the trash. Household quantities of
expired or waste pharmaceuticals may be mixed with wet
cat litter or coffee grounds, double-bagged in plastic, discard
in trash. Larger quantities shall carefully take into consideration
applicable DEA, EPA, and FDA regulations. If
possible return the pharmaceutical to the manufacturer for
proper disposal being careful to properly label and securely
package the material. Alternatively, the waste pharmaceutical
shall be labeled, securely packaged and transported by a
state licensed medical waste contractor to dispose by burial
in a licensed hazardous or toxic waste landfill or incinerator
Dissolve or mix the material with a combustible solvent
and burn in a chemical incinerator equipped with an afterburner
and scrubber. All federal, state, and local environmental
regulations must be observed.
