Tiamvet Solution 12.5% w/v Oral Solution for use in Drinking Water

Tiamulin Hydrogen Fumarate

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Veterinary medicinal product: oral solution. Distribution category: POM-V (Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013, Schedule 3). Active substance: Tiamulin Hydrogen Fumarate.1

In short: questions and answers

Does Tiamvet Solution 12.5% w/v Oral Solution for use in Drinking Water need a prescription?
Prescription only. As stated in the registration decision.1
Which animals is Tiamvet Solution 12.5% w/v Oral Solution for use in Drinking Water for?
Pigs.1
What is the active substance in Tiamvet Solution 12.5% w/v Oral Solution for use in Drinking Water?
Tiamulin Hydrogen Fumarate. ATCvet code: QJ01XQ01.13
What is the withdrawal period of Tiamvet Solution 12.5% w/v Oral Solution for use in Drinking Water according to the leaflet?
Pigs, meat: 2 days.3
Dispensing
Prescription only1

POM-V: Prescription Only Medicine - Veterinarian. Supplied only on a prescription written by a veterinary surgeon who has assessed the animal.12

Supplied only on a veterinarian's prescription. As stated in the registration decision.

Animal species
Pigs1
Active substance
Tiamulin Hydrogen Fumarate
ATCvet code
QJ01XQ013
Manufacturer
Marketing authorisation holder: Ceva Sante Animale

Withdrawal period

Animal speciesProductdays
Pigsmeat23
Summary of product characteristics

Composition

Composition for 1 ml:

Active substance:

Tiamulin hydrogen fumarate ....................................... 125.0 mg

Equivalent to

Tiamulin ..................................................................... 101.2 mg

Excipient:

Benzyl alcohol............................................................. 15.0 mg

For full list of excipients, see section 6.1.

6.1 List of excipients

Benzyl alcohol.

Ethanol.

Purified water.

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Pharmaceutical form

Oral solution for use in drinking water.

Clear, colourless to pale yellow solution.

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Pharmacological properties

Pharmacotherapeutic group: Antibacterials for systemic use, Other antibacterials, Pleuromutilins

ATC Vet Code: QJ01XQ01

5.1 Pharmacodynamic properties

Tiamulin hydrogen fumarate is a semi-synthetic diterpene antibiotic. The mode of action is by inhibition of ribosomal protein synthesis in sensitive bacteria. It is a bacteriostatic antimicrobial and the following organisms show sensitivity in-vitro:

Brachyspira: Brachyspira hyodysenteriae, B. pilosicoli.

Mycoplasmas: Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, M. hyorhinis, M. hyosynoviae, Ureaplasma spp.

Gram-positive: Staphylococcus spp., Streptococcus spp., Arcanobacterium pyogenes.

Gram-negative: Pasteurella spp., Klebsiella pneumoniae, Actinobacillus (Haemophilus) spp., Fusobacterium necrophorum, Bacteroides spp., Campylobacter coli, Lawsonia intracellularis.

5.2 Pharmacokinetic particulars

Tiamulin is rapidly absorbed after oral administration. It concentrates in some tissues e.g. lungs and is rapidly metabolised an excreted.

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Target species

Pigs.

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Indications

Pigs: For the treatment, prevention and control of swine dysentery caused by Brachyspira hyodysenteriae and complicated by Fusobacterium and Bacteroides spp.

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Dosage

Oral use. Administer in drinking water.

Pigs:

The dosage is 8.8 mg of the active substance per kg bodyweight daily, (equivalent to 10 ml solution per 142 kg bodyweight) administered in the drinking water of pigs for 3 to 5 days, depending on the severity of the infection and/or the duration of the disease.

To ensure an intake of 8.8 mg/kg daily it is important to know the weight of the animals to be treated and to measure accurately their drinking water consumption.

Administer the calculated dose (based on the animals weight) in approximately one half of the daily water requirements, to ensure consumption of the correct dose. Unmedicated water should then be provided each day after the medicated water has been consumed. The dosage rate, calculated on a liveweight basis, is equivalent to 10 ml solution per 142 kg bodyweight.

Where a water medicator is used the appropriate stock solution should be made up according to the makers instructions.

Any medicated water not consumed within 24 hours should be discarded.

If there is no response to treatment within 5 days, the diagnosis should be re- established.

Monitor water intake at frequent intervals during medication.

Fresh solutions of tiamulin-medicated drinking water should be made up each day.

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Contraindications

Do not administer products containing monensin, salinomycin or narasin during or for at least 7 days before or after treatment. Severe growth depression or death may result.

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Adverse reactions

On rare occasions erythema or mild oedema of the skin may occur in pigs following the use of tiamulin hydrogen fumarate.

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Warnings

i. Special precautions for use in animals

Official, national and regional antimicrobial policies should be taken into account when the product is used.

ii. Special precautions to be taken by the person administering the medicinal product to animals

Do not eat, drink or smoke whilst using this product.

When mixing, direct contact with the skin and eyes should be avoided by wearing impermeable rubber gloves and safety glasses.

In case of accidental eye contact, irrigate the eyes thoroughly with clean running water immediately. Seek medical advice if irritation persists.

Contaminated clothing should be removed and any splashes on to the skin should be washed off immediately.

Wash hands after use.

iii. Other precautions

None.

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Use during pregnancy, lactation or lay

The product can be used in pregnant and lactating pigs.

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Interactions

See section 4.3, “Contraindications”.

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Overdose

There is a relatively high therapeutic index with tiamulin and the likelihood of an overdosage is considered remote, especially as water intake and hence tiamulin intake is reduced if abnormally high concentrations are given.

If signs of intoxication do occur, promptly remove the medicated water and replace with fresh water.

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Special warnings

In order to avoid interactions between tiamulin and the incompatible ionophores monensin, narasin and salinomycin, the feed mill supplying the feed should be

notified that tiamulin will be used and that these products should not be included in the feed or contaminate the feed.

The feed should be tested for the ionophores prior to use if there is any suspicion that contamination of the feed might occur. If an interaction does occur, stop tiamulin water medication immediately and replace with fresh water. Remove contaminated feed as soon as possible and replace with feed not containing the tiamulin-incompatible ionophores.

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Withdrawal period

Pigs (meat and offal): 2 days.

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Incompatibilities

None known.

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Immediate packaging

Material of the primary container Polyethylene high density bottles closed with polypropylene caps fitted with a polypropylene dosing device and poly vinyl chloride/vinyl acetate seal.

Dosing device Polypropylene measuring cup.

Pack sizes 500 ml bottle 1litre bottle 5 litres bottle

Not all pack sizes may be marketed.

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Storage

No special precautions for storage.

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Shelf life

Shelf life of the veterinary medicinal product as packaged for sale: 3 years.

Shelf life after first opening the immediate packaging: 3 months.

Shelf life after dilution or reconstitution according to directions: 24 hours.

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Disposal of unused product

products or waste materials derived from the use of such products, if appropriate

Any unused veterinary medicinal product or waste materials derived from such veterinary medicinal products should be disposed of in accordance with local requirements.

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Additional information

Vm 14966/5027

9 DATE OF THE FIRST AUTHORISATION

14 September 2007

10 DATE OF REVISION OF THE TEXT

May 2026

Approved: 20 May 2026

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Registration holder

Ceva Sante Animale

8 rue de Logrono

33500 Libourne

France

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Regulations

Sources

  1. VMD Product Information Database: Tiamvet Solution 12.5% w/v Oral Solution for use in Drinking Water, 14966/5027 UK Veterinary Medicines Directorate (OGL v3.0), checked 2026-10-04 archived copy from 2026-10-04
  2. The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013, Schedule 3 (categories of veterinary medicinal products) UK Government, legislation.gov.uk, checked 2026-10-04 archived copy from 2026-10-04
  3. Summary of Product Characteristics: Tiamvet Solution 12.5% w/v Oral Solution for use in Drinking Water UK Veterinary Medicines Directorate, SPC of the marketing authorisation holder, checked 2026-10-04 archived copy from 2026-10-04

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