Pigfen 200 mg/ml Suspension for Use in Drinking Water for Pigs

Care should be taken to avoid the following practices because they increase the
risk of development of resistance and could ultimately result in ineffective
therapy:

Revised: May 2024
AN: 00817/2023
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extended period of time.
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misadministration of the veterinary medicinal product, or lack of calibration of
the dosing device (if any).
Suspected clinical cases of resistance to anthelmintics should be further
investigated using appropriate tests (e.g. Faecal Egg Count Reduction Test).
Where the results of the test(s) strongly suggest resistance to a particular
anthelmintic, an anthelmintic belonging to another pharmacological class and
having a different mode of action should be used.

Special precautions for use in animals
None.
Special precautions to be taken by the person administering the veterinary
medicinal product to animals
Embryotoxic effects cannot be excluded. Pregnant women must take extra
precautions when handling this veterinary medicinal product.
This veterinary medicinal product may be toxic to humans after ingestion.
This veterinary medicinal product may cause eye irritation.
Contact with the skin and the eyes or accidental ingestion of the veterinary
medicinal product should be avoided.
Do not smoke, eat or drink when handling the veterinary medicinal product.
Personal protective equipment consisting of goggles and impervious gloves
should be worn when handling the veterinary medicinal product or preparing
medicated drinking water.
In case of accidental ingestion, rinse mouth with plenty of clean water and seek
medical advice immediately and show the package leaflet or label to the
physician. In the event of accidental contact with the skin or eyes, rinse with
plenty of clean water and seek medical advice.
Wash hands after use.
Special precautions for the protection of the environment
The veterinary medicinal product should not be allowed to enter surface waters
as it has harmful effects on aquatic organisms.

Revised: May 2024
AN: 00817/2023
Other precautions
Not applicable