"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."