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ACTIVE INGREDIENT
Active ingredient: Hydrochloric Acid
Trade name: Lysol Brand Disinfectant Toilet Bowl Cleaner, Stain Fighter
Manufacturer’s name: Reckitt Benckiser, Inc.

Toxic Effects: irritation of the nasopharynx, burns on the skin and eyes, andblindness; chronic exposure causes tooth discoloration, dermatitis, and sensitivity to light. Individuals who ingest the substance have coughing, vomiting, chest pain, shortness of breath, and burns of the esophagus and stomach.
Antidotes: Treatment involves removal from exposure, decontamination and supportive care. Prior to transport to a hospital emergency room following inhalation of hydrogen chloride gas, the individual must be removed from further exposure and placed in fresh air. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation or rescue breathing (CPR) must be performed, if needed. In the event of skin contact, the contaminated clothes must immediately be removed and the skin washed with flowing water for at least 15 minutes. In cases of ingestion, vomiting must not be induced. Instead, the individual should be given large amounts of water or milk. Eyes exposed to hydrochloric acid must be washed immediately with large amounts of water for at least 15 minutes while the upper and lower lids are held open. The eyes should continue being irrigated with normal saline.
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An active ingredient (AI) is the substance in a pharmaceutical drug or a pesticide that is biologically active. The similar terms active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and bulk active are also used in medicine, and the term active substance may be used for pesticide formulations. Some medications and pesticide products may contain more than one active ingredient. The traditional word for the API is pharmacon or pharmakon (from Greek: (φάρμακον), adapted from pharmacos) which originally denoted a magical substance or drug.
A dosage form : the API, which is the drug itself; and an excipient, which is the substance of the tablet, or

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