Supaverm Oral Drench is a highly effective orally administered treatment against immature and mature fluke, roundworms, lungworm, tapeworm (head and segments) and larval stages nasal bot fly in sheep and lambs. Supaverm Oral Drench also fights against immature and adult stages of haemonchus contortus, including benzimidazole resistant strains. It has also been found at the time of treatment that ticks feeding on the sheep produce fewer viable eggs.

​Active Ingredient: Closantel, mebendazole

Target Species: Sheep

Treats and Controls: Liver fluke, larval stage nasal bots, haemonchus contortus, roundworms,  lungworms and tapeworms

Administration Method: Oral Drench

Withdrawal Time: 65 days for animals intended for meat and offal, not permitted for use on animals producing milk for human consumption.

Dosage: 1 ml per 5 kg of bodyweight

Always read the label and all enclosed information for Supaverm before administering to animals!

• Sheep should be treated in early spring to make sure all adult fluke are eliminated and that the egg shedding is reduced. This should be done before the population of snails increases. Treatment should be repeated 10 to 12 weeks later.
• The infective challenge of fluke begins to gain momentum in July and reaches it's peak in the autumn.
• Treatment should take place every 6 - 12 weeks depending on the challenge from mid summer until the end of the year when the challenge from metacercarial should have reduced.
• It is important to make sure that fluke does not make it onto your farm through new livestock that is introduced to your farm. New livestock must be quarantined and treated with a suitable flukicide.
• Wet areas should not be used for grazing at times of high risk from fluke.
• If your livestock persists to show signs of fluke infection after treatment you should seek professional help.

Rotate and protect:

Since there is a limited amount of products available for the treatment of fluke and there is an ever growing resistance to triclabendazole (the active ingredient used in other popular flukicides), it is important to protect ALL flukicide products. It is a necessity that all sheep farmers establish a competent control of fluke for the future.

Triclabendazole resistance is a reality and a strategic rotation program with Flukiver and/or Sperverm can reduce the danger of fluke developing a resistance on your farm.

"A Different Class Of Flukicide"

This product is only licensed for sale within the Republic of Ireland

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Summary of Characteristics

1 NAME OF THE VETERINARY MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Supaverm Oral Suspension.

2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Each ml contains:
Active Substances:
Closantel (as Closantel Sodium Dihydrate) 50 mg
Mebendazole 75 mg
For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1

3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Oral suspension.

4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1 Target Species
Sheep and lambs.

4.2 Indications for use, specifying the target species
For the treatment and control of liver fluke, gastro-intestinal nematodes, lungworms, cestodes and larval stages of some

arthropods.

Trematodes:

Liver flukes:
Fasciola hepatica (adults + 5-8 week immatures)
Fasciola gigantica (adults + 8 week immatures)

Nematodes:

Roundworms:
Haemonchus contortus (adults, immatures, inhibited stages and BZ-resistant strains)
Bunostomum spp. (adult)
Chabertia ovina (adults + immatures)
Gaigeria pachyscelis (adults + immatures)
Oesophagostomum spp. (adults)
Capillaria spp. (adults)
Cooperia spp. (adults)
Nematodirus spp. (adults + immatures)
Ostertagia circumcinta (adults + immatures)
Trichostrongylus axei (adults)
Trichostrongylus colubriformis (adults + immatures)
Trichostrongylus vitrinus (adults)
Trichuris ovis (adults)
Strongyloides papillosus (adults + immature)

Lungworms:
Dictyocaulus filaria (adults + immatures)

Cestodes:
Avitellina spp.
Moniezia spp.

Arthropods:
Oestrus ovis (nasal bot) 1st, 2nd and 3rd instar.

Ticks (Ixodes ricinus) feeding on sheep at the time of treatment are likely to produce fewer viable eggs.

4.3 Contraindications
Do not administer to animals with known hypersensitivity to the active ingredients.

4.4 Special warnings for each target species
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:
• Too frequent and repeated use of anthelmintics from the same class, over an extended period of time.
• Underdosing which may be due to underestimation of bodyweight, misadministration of the product, or
lack of calibration of the dosing device.
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 tests strongly suggest resistance to a particular anthelmintic, an anthelmintic belonging to another pharmacological class and having a different mode of action should be used.

4.5 Special precautions for use
Special precautions for use in animals:
Supaverm is to be administered carefully with a drenching gun. Care must be taken to avoid causing injury to the
mouth or pharynx during dosing.
Do not exceed the stated dose.

Special precautions to be taken by the person administering the veterinary medicinal product to animals:
Wash splashes from eyes and skin immediately.
Take off immediately any contaminated clothing.
Wash hands and exposed skin before meals and after work.

4.6 Adverse reactions (frequency and seriousness)
At therapeutic doses, Supaverm is not toxic and causes no side-effects.

4.7 Use during pregnancy, lactation or lay
Supaverm can be used at any time during pregnancy and during the lactating period. See section 4.11.

4.8 Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction
None known.

4.9 Amounts to be administered and administration route
For oral administration.
Bodyweight of animals should be assessed accurately.
If animals are to be treated collectively rather than individually, they should be grouped according to their bodyweight and dosed accordingly, in order to avoid under- or overdosing.
Do not exceed the stated dose of Supaverm.
Shake well before use. 
Invert at least 10 times before use.
The recommended dose is 10 mg/kg BW closantel + 15 mg/kg BW mebendazole.
This corresponds to 1 ml per 5 kg BW.

Supaverm is to be administered by means of a drenching gun.
All sheep on infested pasture should be dosed at regular intervals during the fluke season.
The interval between dosing will depend on the level of pasture contamination; in severe fluke seasons, dosing every 6-8 weeks may be necessary.
Supaverm is active against worm eggs and prevents pasture contamination with fluke eggs for approximately 13
weeks.
Treatment intervals of 10-12 weeks throughout the fluke season are recommended.
Because of its long half-life, closantel will protect for several weeks against reinfections with the following species in
sheep:

Residual activity                                   Dose (mg/kg)                       Protection Period
Haemonchus contortus                                            10                                      7 weeks
Oesophagostomum columbianum                            10                                      2 weeks
Gaigeria pachyscelis                                                 10                                      8 weeks
Oestrus ovis                                                              10                                      8 weeks


The veterinary surgeon should give advice regarding appropriate dosing programmes and stock management to achieve adequate parasite control for both fluke- and roundworm infestations.

4.10 Overdose (symptoms, emergency procedures, antidotes), if necessary
Symptoms of acute closantel overdosage are
decreased vision or blindness,
anorexia,
inco-ordination and general weakness.

4.11 Withdrawal Period(s)
Meat and offal: 65 days.
Not authorised for use in ewes producing milk for human consumption including during the dry period.
Do not use within 1 year prior to the first lambing in ewes intended to produce milk for human consumption.

5 PHARMACOLOGICAL or IMMUNOLOGICAL PROPERTIES
Pharmacotherapeutic group:
Anthelmintics, combinations of benzimidazoles and related substances.


ATCvet Code:
QP52AC30

5.1 Pharmacodynamic properties
Supaverm is a combination of the salicylanilide closantel and the benzimidazole mebendazole.
Closantel is highly effective against liver flukes, haematophagous nematodes and larval stages of some arthropods. Mebendazole is highly active against gastro-intestinal nematodes, lungworms and cestodes.

Mode of action:
Closantel is an uncoupler of the mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation resulting in inhibition of the ATP-synthesis.
This induces a dramatic change in the energy metabolism which finally leads to the death of the parasite.
Mebendazole has a selective anthelmintic action through a specific interaction with the microtubular system of the
absorptive cells, leading to an irreversible lytic destruction and death of the worm.


5.2 Pharmacokinetic properties
Closantel is rapidly absorbed into the systemic circulation after oral administration and peak plasma levels are attained at 24-48 hours after dosing.
In plasma, closantel is bound for more than 99% to albumin.
As a result, tissue distribution is very limited.
On average, tissue levels are 15 times lower than plasma levels.
The elimination half-life from plasma and tissues is 2 to 3 weeks.
Metabolism is absent and the main excretion route is the bile.
The urinary excretion is negligible.

Mebendazole is poorly soluble in aqueous systems, which results in a low dissolution rate and a low absorption.
This is reflected by the high faecal excretion of unchanged parent drug.
The very small fraction absorbed is almost metabolised by first pass metabolism in the liver, which consists of carbamate hydrolysis and ketone reduction.
The degradation products are conjugated to glucuronides and excreted with the bile and urine.
The urinary excretion is relatively poor and consists almost exclusively of metabolites.
The kinetics of the active ingredients are not altered when used in combination.

6 PHARMACEUTICAL PARTICULARS
6.1 List of excipients
Propylene Glycol
Microcrystalline cellulose and carmellose sodium
Hypromellose
Sodium Laurilsulfate
Simethicone emulsion 30%
Purified Water
Citric Acid 0.5% solution (for pH adjustment)
Sodium Hydroxide 1N solution (for pH adjustment)

6.2 Incompatibilities
None known.

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

6.4 Special precautions for storage
Do not store above 25°C. Protect from light.

6.5 Nature and composition of immediate packaging
Container: Polyethylene bottles of 1, 2.5, 5, 10 and 20 litres containing a white suspension.
Closure: Ureum screw cap with HDPE insert.
Not all pack sizes may be marketed.

6.6 Special precautions for the disposal of unused veterinary medicinal products or waste materials
Do not contaminate ponds, waterways or ditches with product or used containers.
Dispose of used containers safely.
Any unused product or waste material should be disposed of in accordance with national requirements.

7 MARKETING AUTHORISATION HOLDER
Eli Lilly & Company Limited
Elanco Animal Health
Lilly House
Priestly Road
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG24 9NL
United Kingdom

8 MARKETING AUTHORISATION NUMBER(S)
VPA 10047/042/001

9 DATE OF THE FIRST AUTHORISATION/RENEWAL OF THE AUTHORISATION
30th September 2009

10 DATE OF REVISION OF THE TEXT
April 2013

Drench correctly
Sheep Oral Drench
The drenching technique is a vital part of ensuring that the wormer does its job effectively.
Make sure the sheep are properly restrained and cannot leap around when they are being drenched so they swallow the whole amount.
Sheep can also suffer serious injury, or even death, if they are unrestrained and the gun penetrates the tissues at the back of the mouth.
Place a hand under the head and tilt slightly to the side.
Slot the nozzle in the gap between molar and incisor teeth and then over the back of the tongue.
If the wormer is just put into the mouth, it will bypass the rumen as it escapes down the oesophageal groove and will be less effective.
This is particularly important for white (BZ) drenches.

Dosing Weigh – do not guess Underestimating the weight of sheep is a common cause of underdosing. Select and weigh the biggest sheep in the group to determine the correct dose. If there is a wide range of weights, consider splitting the group, then weigh the heaviest in each section. Do not forget to check that the weigh crate is accurate before starting!

Calibrate and maintain the drench gun
Always check the gun is delivering the right amount before you drench. Remove the plunger from a 10 ml syringe, put a thumb over the end and squirt the dose into it, making sure there are no air bubbles left. Adjust the gun until the dose delivered is correct. Drenching guns should also be well maintained and replaced regularly. Clean with warm soapy water after use and check springs and tubes to make sure there are no kinks that will form air bubbles.

Withholding food
Research has shown that the efficacy of the white (BZ) and clear (AV) drenches can be improved by withholding food for 12–24 hours before treatment. It is not advised to deprive heavily pregnant ewes of food, so if you treat this class of stock with anthelmintics, you may wish to use yellow drenches (LV) because their efficacy is less dependent on rumen fill.

Storage
Wormers should be stored securely, away from direct sunlight at 4–25°C. Check the use-by date and, once open, use within the time shown on the packaging. Shake white (BZ) products well before use.

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All purchases can be returned to us within 14 days of delivery and returned goods must be received within 14 days from the date you informed us of the return.

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If we discover goods have been used or there has been a loss in value of the goods due to damage to the goods, while in your care or whilst being returned to us, we will reduce the amount refunded, which may amount to the full cost of the product, to cover loss of value of goods.

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All returns must be packaged appropriately for shipping, we will not accept responsibility for damages or loss which occur during shipping of a return product.

We accept no responsibility for goods damaged or lost while in transit to us. 

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If you choose not to use the DPD returns service we recommend that you use a method that can be tracked.

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