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Tetracycline 3 percent a First Aid Antibiotic

Dosage form
OINTMENT
Labeler
Patient Focused Tele-Health, LLC
Label updated
2023-12-01
Retrieved
2026-09-07
Active ingredients
TETRACYCLINE HYDROCHLORIDE
View original label and images on DailyMed ↗
Active ingredient (in each gram)

Tetracycline Hydrochloride 30 mg

Purpose

First Aid Antibiotic

Use

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

Ascorbic Acid, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Carbomer, Cholecalciferol, Citric Acid, Diazolidinyl Urea, Dimethyl Sulfoxide, Dipropylene Glycol, DMDM Hydantoin, Glycerine, Polysorbate 20, Sodium Dodecylbenzene Sulfonate, Tetrasodium EDTA, Tocopheryl Acetate, Triethanolamine, Water

Package Labeling:

[Image in the official label — see DailyMed source]

DailyMed Set ID: 647918a1-f49f-ef01-e053-2a91aa0a11fb · Version 9
NDC: 72053-000