"Description:
Tiasan Oral is a semi-synthetic diterpene
antibiotic. The mode of action is by inhibition of
ribosomal protein synthesis in sensitive bacteria.
It is a bacteriostatic antibiotic and the following
organisms show sensitivity in vitro: Brachyspira
spp., Mycoplasma spp., Gram-positive spp. like
Staphylococcus spp. and Streptococcus spp. and
Gram-negative spp. like Pasteurella spp. and
Bacteroides spp.
Indications:
Pigs: For the treatment, prevention and control
of swine dysentery caused by Brachyspira
hyodysenteriae and complicated by Fusobacterium
and Bacteroides spp.
Chickens: For the reduction in the severity of
disease caused by Mycoplasma spp.
Turkeys: For the reduction in the severity of
disease caused by Mycoplasma spp.
Contra indications:
Hypersensitivity to tiamulin.
Administration to animals which get monensin,
narasin or salinomycin through feed during or at
least 7 days before or after treatment.
Side effects:
On rare occasions, erythema or mild oedema of
the skin in pigs following the use of Tiasan Oral.
Water intake may be suppressed in birds during
the administration of tiamulin."