Adrenal Complex
by Designs for Health · capsule · 240 vegetarian capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 8 79452 00140 8
- DSLD label 31941
- Serving 2 capsules
- 120 servings
Adrenal Complex by Designs for Health lists 9 ingredients, 9 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 100 mg of vitamin C, 2 mg of thiamine, 5 mg of riboflavin and 5 mg of vitamin B-6. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 25, 2014.
What is in Adrenal Complex?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 capsules. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid | 100 mg | 170% | 50% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). |
| Thiamineas Thiamine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B1Thiamin (Form: as Thiamine HCl) (Alt. Name: Vitamin B-1) | 2 mg | 130% | 60% of 9,830 products listing thiamin give more (median 5 mg). |
| Riboflavinas Riboflavin 5-Phosphate, Vitamin B2Riboflavin (Form: as Riboflavin-5-Phosphate) (Alt. Name: Vitamin B-2) | 5 mg | 290% | Higher than 51% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin (median 4 mg). |
| Vitamin B-6as Pyridoxal 5-PhosphateVitamin B-6 (Form: as Pyridoxal-5-Phosphate) | 5 mg | 250% | 51% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg). |
| Pantothenic Acidas D-Calcium PantothenatePantothenic Acid (Form: as D-Calcium Pantothenate) | 250 mg | 2,500% | Higher than 96% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) (median 12 mg). |
| Whole Adrenal Glandular | 200 mg | Higher than 81% of 218 products listing adrenals (median 100 mg). | |
| Paba | 100 mg | Higher than 86% of 1,610 products listing PABA (median 25 mg). | |
| N-Acetyl Tyrosine | 50 mg | 85% of 344 products listing N-acetyl tyrosine give more (median 250 mg). | |
| Adrenal Cortex Glandular | 50 mg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 31941 (entered April 25, 2014), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.
Is that a lot?
The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:
- Its 250 mg of pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) is higher than 96% of the 10,060 pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) products that print an amount; 298 list more.
- 85% of the 344 products that print an amount of N-acetyl tyrosine list more than its 50 mg of N-acetyl tyrosine (median 250 mg).
The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.
The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.
Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.
Which products have the closest formulas?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Adrenal Complex's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- AdrenogenMetagenics 5 shared, 65% alike
- CortrexThorne Research · off the market 6 shared, 53% alike
- CortrexThorne · off the market 6 shared, 53% alike
- Adrenplus-300Douglas Laboratories 6 shared, 46% alike
- Adrenal ComplexMBi Nutraceuticals 6 shared, 40% alike
- Stress B&C With IronVitaCeutical Labs 6 shared, 40% alike
Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.
What does the label say about taking it?
Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.
- Directions
- Recommended Use: As a dietary supplement, take two capsules per day with meals, or as directed by your health care practitioner.
- Warnings
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Does not contain gluten.
- Storage
- STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 31941.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Vegetable Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): MADE WITH NON-GMO INGREDIENTS; Guaranteed GMP COMPLIANT Products.
How many labels does Adrenal Complex have?
2 labels are on file under this name since June 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 31941 (current) Entered April 25, 2014 · on the market · 240 vegetarian capsules · UPC 8 79452 00140 8
- Label 22233 Entered June 25, 2013 · on the market · 120 vegetarian capsules · UPC 8 79452 00143 5
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Designs for Health, Inc. (manufacturer, distributor), Suffield, CT. All Designs for Health products.