Quick answers
- What is Tetracycline used for?
- The Drug Facts label of Vitastem (ViaDerma Distribution, Inc.) lists these uses: First aid to help prevent the risk of skin infection in minor cuts, scrapes, or burns.
- Do I need a prescription for Tetracycline?
- No, the products on this page are sold without a prescription. Other products with the same active ingredient need a prescription (often a higher strength or another form): see the prescription page.
- Is a store brand the same as the name brand?
- Products listed together below have the same active ingredient, in the same amount and the same form, as registered with the FDA. Inactive ingredients (such as colors, flavors and fillers) and package sizes can differ. Compare the “Active ingredient” box on both packages, and ask a pharmacist if you are not sure.
- Has Tetracycline been recalled?
- No recall linked to these products appears in the FDA enforcement reports we use.
Also sold by prescription (often at a higher strength or in another form): Tetracycline hydrochloride — prescription medicine
Drug Facts label
Every over-the-counter medicine must carry a “Drug Facts” box in the same order, set by FDA rules. Below is the label of one product for each common strength and form, quoted word for word. Your own package can differ (for example, children’s products have other directions): always follow the label on your package.
Vitastem · ViaDerma Distribution, Inc.
Tetracycline hydrochloride 30 mg/mL, ointment (topical)
Active ingredient
Tetracycline-HCI 30mg Purpose First Aid/Antibiotic
Purpose
First Aid/Antibiotic
Uses
First aid to help prevent the risk of skin infection in minor cuts, scrapes, or burns
Warnings
For external use only. May be harmful is swallowed.
Do not use
if allergic to any ingredient listed on this label. Allergy Alert
Do not use
In eyes over large areas of the body longer than 1 week unless directed by doctor
Ask a doctor before use if
you have deep or puncture wounds animal bites serious trauma
Stop use and ask a doctor if
condition persists or gets worse.
Keep out of reach of children
If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison control Center right away.
Directions
Clean the affected area Apply a small amount of this product (an amount equal to the surface area of the tip of a finger) on the area 1 to 3 times daily. May be covered with a sterile bandage. This product is an OTC antibiotic for human use Contains no alcohol, no animal ingredients Blended for typical skin color May stain cloth No claims regarding stem cell healing are implied for this product. Stop use if product is misused
Inactive ingredients
Acetic Acid, Ascorbic Acid, Chlorhexidine Gluconate, Cholecalciferol, Dimethyl Sulfoxide, Dipropylene Glycol, Glucono Delta Lactone, Glycerin, Histidine, Hydroxethyl-cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Methylparaben, Sodium Hydroxide, Sorbic Acid, Stearic Acid, Water.
— FDA label of Vitastem, ViaDerma Distribution, Inc., effective February 18, 2025. See the official label on DailyMed →
Vitastem-tetracycline hydrochloride · ViaDerma Distribution, Inc.
Tetracycline hydrochloride 30 mg/mL, spray (topical)
Active ingredient (in each gram)
Tetracycline-HCl 30mg Purpose First aid antibiotic
Purpose
First aid antibiotic
Uses
First aid to help prevent the risk of skin infection in minor cuts, scrapes, or burns
Warnings
For external use only.
Do not use
longer than 1 week unless directed by a doctor in the eyes over large areas of the body
Ask a doctor before use if
you have deep or puncture wounds, animal bites, serious burns.
Stop use and ask a doctor if
condition persists or gets worse.
Keep out of reach of children
If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison control Center right away.
Directions
clean the affected area apply a small amount of this product (an amount equal to the surface area of the tip of a finger) on the area 1 to 3 times daily. may be covered with a sterile bandage.
Inactive ingredients
Acetic acid, ascorbic acid, chlorhexidine gluconate, cholecalciferol, dimenthyl, sulfoxide, dipropylene glycol, glucono delta, lactone, glycerin, histidine, hydroxethyl-cellulose, magnesium stearate, methylparaben, sodium hydroxide, sorbic acid, water.
— FDA label of Vitastem-tetracycline hydrochloride, ViaDerma Distribution, Inc., effective May 26, 2026. See the official label on DailyMed →
Vitastem First Aid Antibiotic · Viaderma Distribution Inc
Tetracycline hydrochloride 3%, ointment (topical)
Active ingredient (in each gram)
Tetracyline HCl 30 mg Purpose First aid antibiotic
Purpose
First aid antibiotic
Uses
First aid to help prevent skin infection in minor cuts, scrapes, and burns
Warnings
For external use only.
Do not use
- longer than 1 week unless directed by a doctor
- in the eyes
- over large areas of the body
Ask a doctor before use if
you have deep or puncture wounds, animal bites, or serious burns.
Stop use and ask a doctor if
condition persists or gets worse.
Keep out of reach of children
If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.
Directions
clean the affected area apply a small amount of this product (an amount equal to the surface area of the tip of a finger) on the area 1 to 3 times daily may be covered with a sterile bandage
Inactive ingredients
Acetic acid, ascorbic acid, chlorhexidine gluconate, cholecalciferol, dimethyl sulfoxide, dipropylene glycol, glucono delta lactone, glycerin, histidine, hydroxethyl cellulose, magnesium stearate, methylparaben, sodium hydroxide, sorbic acid, water
Questions?
Call 1-800-585-8685 or visit: www.viadermainc.com
— FDA label of Vitastem First Aid Antibiotic, Viaderma Distribution Inc, effective December 2, 2025. See the official label on DailyMed →
Viaderma Vitastem First Aid Topical Antibiotic · Viaderma Distribution Inc
Tetracycline hydrochloride 30 mg/mL, solution (topical)
Active ingredient (in each gram)
Tetracycline HCl 30 mg Purpose First aid antibiotic
Purpose
First aid antibiotic
Uses
First aid to help prevent skin infection in minor cuts, scrapes, and burns
Warnings
For external use only.
Do not use
- longer than 1 week unless directed by a doctor
- in the eyes
- over large areas of the body
Ask a doctor before use if
you have deep or puncture wounds, animal bites, or serious burns.
Stop use and ask a doctor if
condition persists or gets worse.
Keep out of reach of children
If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.
Directions
clean the affected area apply a small amount of this product (an amount equal to the surface area of the tip of a finger) on the area 1 to 3 times daily may be covered with a sterile bandage
Inactive ingredients
Acetic acid, ascorbic acid, butylated hydroxyanisole, butylated hydroxytoluene, cholecalciferol, dimethyl sulfoxide, dipropylene glycol, gluconolactone, glycerin, histidine, hydroxethyl-cellulose, magnesium stearate, sodium hydroxide, sorbic acid, water.
— FDA label of Viaderma Vitastem First Aid Topical Antibiotic, Viaderma Distribution Inc, effective May 26, 2026. See the official label on DailyMed →
This page is not medical advice. Read the label on your package, and ask a pharmacist or doctor if you are not sure a medicine is right for you, for your child, or with your other medicines.
Same medicine, other brands
Each group lists the products that have exactly the same active ingredient, in the same amount and form, as registered with the FDA (NDC Directory). A store brand in the same group has the same medicine as the name brand; inactive ingredients, flavors and package sizes can differ. Each product links to its own official label.
Tetracycline hydrochloride 30 mg/mL · ointment (topical) · 3 products
Tetracycline hydrochloride 30 mg/mL · spray (topical) · 3 products
Drug Facts for this strength and form ↑
| Brand or product name | Company on the label | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Honestly Battleborn First Aid for Real Man | Honestly LLC | DailyMed |
| Tetracyte Topical Tetracycline Hydrochloride | Viaderma Distribution Inc | DailyMed |
| Vitastem-tetracycline hydrochloride | ViaDerma Distribution, Inc. | DailyMed |
Tetracycline hydrochloride 3% · ointment (topical) · 3 products
Drug Facts for this strength and form ↑
| Brand or product name | Company on the label | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Honestly Battleborn First Aid for Real Man | Honestly LLC | DailyMed |
| Tetracyte First Aid and Antibiotic Topical | Viaderma Distribution Inc | DailyMed |
| Vitastem First Aid Antibiotic | Viaderma Distribution Inc | DailyMed |
Tetracycline hydrochloride 30 mg/mL · solution (topical) · 2 products
Companies that sell this medicine
The company named on the package (maker or distributor), as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, with its number of over-the-counter products of this medicine.
- Viaderma Distribution Inc8 products
- Honestly LLC2 products
- Accuria, LLC1 product
Recalls
No recall linked to these products (by their NDC code or label) appears in the FDA enforcement reports.
Sources
- Drug labeling (SPL, openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- NDC Directory (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug recall enforcement reports (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 27, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- FDA rule for the Drug Facts label (21 CFR 201.66)
Only medicines marketed under FDA rules for nonprescription drugs (an FDA monograph or an FDA approval) are listed. Homeopathic products are not listed: the FDA does not evaluate them for safety or effectiveness.