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Administrative data

Endpoint:
eye irritation: in vivo
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Non-GLP guideline study, available as unpublished report, minor restrictions in design and/or reporting but otherwise adequate for assessment

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
1986
Report date:
1986

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion)
GLP compliance:
no

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
(R*,S*)-(±)-α-[1-(methylamino)ethyl]benzyl alcohol hydrochloride
EC Number:
205-153-9
EC Name:
(R*,S*)-(±)-α-[1-(methylamino)ethyl]benzyl alcohol hydrochloride
Cas Number:
134-71-4
Molecular formula:
C10 H15 N O .Cl H
IUPAC Name:
(1-hydroxy-1-phenylpropan-2-yl)(methyl)azanium chloride
Details on test material:
- Name of the test substance used in the study report: DL-Ephedrin-HCl

Test animals / tissue source

Species:
rabbit
Strain:
Vienna White
Details on test animals or tissues and environmental conditions:
TEST ANIMALS
- Source: Gaukler, D-6050 Offenbach/Main, FRG
- Weight at study initiation: males 2.81 kg and females 3.06 kg
- Housing: 1 animal per stainless steel cage with wire mesh walk floors, floor area: 40 cm x 51 cm, no bedding in cages, sawdust in the waste trays.
- Diet: 130 g per animal per day, Kliba 341, 4 MM; Firma Klingentalmuehle AG , CH-4303 Kaiseraugst, Switzerland
- Water: 250 mL per day, tap water
- Acclimation period: at least 8 days

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
- Temperature (°C): 20 - 24
- Humidity (%): 30 - 70
- Air: fully air-conditioned rooms
- Photoperiod (hrs dark / hrs light): 12/12

Test system

Vehicle:
unchanged (no vehicle)
Controls:
other: untreated eye of the same animal
Amount / concentration applied:
0.1 mL bulk volume (about 44 mg of the comminuted test substance) applied to the conjunctival sac of the right eyelid
Duration of treatment / exposure:
Single application
Observation period (in vivo):
72 hours
Number of animals or in vitro replicates:
3
Details on study design:
The test substance was not removed / washed out.

Results and discussion

In vivo

Resultsopen allclose all
Irritation parameter:
cornea opacity score
Basis:
animal #1
Time point:
other: 24 - 72 h
Score:
0.3
Max. score:
4
Reversibility:
fully reversible within: 48 hours
Irritation parameter:
cornea opacity score
Basis:
animal #2
Time point:
other: 24 - 72 h
Score:
0
Max. score:
4
Irritation parameter:
cornea opacity score
Basis:
animal #3
Time point:
other: 24 - 72 h
Score:
0
Max. score:
4
Irritation parameter:
iris score
Basis:
mean
Time point:
other: 24 - 72 h
Score:
0
Max. score:
2
Irritation parameter:
conjunctivae score
Basis:
animal #1
Time point:
other: 24 - 72 h
Score:
1
Max. score:
3
Reversibility:
fully reversible within: 72 hours
Irritation parameter:
conjunctivae score
Basis:
animal #2
Time point:
other: 24 - 72 h
Score:
1
Max. score:
3
Reversibility:
fully reversible within: 72 hours
Irritation parameter:
conjunctivae score
Basis:
animal #3
Time point:
other: 24 - 72 h
Score:
1.3
Max. score:
3
Reversibility:
fully reversible within: 72 hours
Irritation parameter:
chemosis score
Basis:
animal #1
Time point:
other: 24 - 72 h
Score:
0
Max. score:
4
Irritation parameter:
chemosis score
Basis:
animal #2
Time point:
other: 24 - 72 h
Score:
0.3
Max. score:
4
Reversibility:
fully reversible within: 48 hours
Irritation parameter:
chemosis score
Basis:
animal #3
Time point:
other: 24 - 72 h
Score:
0.7
Max. score:
4
Reversibility:
fully reversible within: 72 hours
Irritant / corrosive response data:
Suppuration was also observed in animal #2, at the 24 hour timepoint.

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:
not irritating
Remarks:
Migrated information
Conclusions:
Under the conditions of the test, the substance is considered to be not irritating or corrosive to the eye.
Executive summary:

The potential to cause damage to the conjunctiva, iris and cornea was assessed in an OECD 405 guideline study in 3 white Vienna rabbits subjected to a single ocular application of 0.1 mL (approx. 44 mg) of the test substance on day 0. The mean score (24 to 72 hours) for irritation was calculated to be 0.3, 0, and 0 for corneal opacity, 0, 0, and 0 for iritis, 1, 1, and 1.3 for chemosis, and 0, 0.3, and 0.7 for conjunctivae redness, for animal 1, 2, and 3 respectively. Findings were reversible within 72 hours after application. It was concluded that the test substance was not irritating to the eye.