Alpha Lipoic Acid 300 mg Sustained Release
by Physician's Preference · tablet or pill · 60 tablets
- Off the market since August 2020 (NIH)
- UPC 8 71230 00032 6
- DSLD label 11067
- Serving 1 to 2 vegetarian tablets; amounts per 1 vegetarian tablet
Alpha Lipoic Acid 300 mg Sustained Release by Physician's Preference lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 vegetarian tablet, such as 14 mg of riboflavin and 300 mg of alpha lipoic acid. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2012.
What is in Alpha Lipoic Acid 300 mg Sustained Release?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 vegetarian tablet. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riboflavin | 14 mg | 824% | Higher than 69% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin (median 4 mg). |
| Alpha Lipoic Acid | 300 mg | Higher than 87% of 2,407 products listing alpha lipoic acid (median 50 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 11067 (entered July 25, 2012), 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?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
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?
4 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Alpha Lipoic Acid 300 mgBIOVEA · off the market same ingredients
- Alpha Lipoic Acid 300 mgCHK Nutrition same ingredients
- Alpha Lipoic Acid 300 mgDr. Rico Perez same ingredients
- Alpha Lipoic Acid 200 mgNature Made same ingredients
- Alpha Lipoic Acid 300 mg with Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)BIOVEA 2 shared, 77% alike
- R-Lipoic Acid 50 mgSource Naturals 1 shared, 60% 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
- Suggested Use: Take 1 or 2 vegetarian tablets daily with meals.
- Warnings
- Note: If you are pregnant, nursing, have any health condition or are taking any medications, consult your health care practitioner before using this product.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 11067.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Tricalcium Phosphate, Modified Cellulose, Silica, Calcium Silicate, Magnesium Stearate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Vegetable Coating.
How many labels does Alpha Lipoic Acid 300 mg Sustained Release have?
One label is on file, entered on July 25, 2012.
- Label 11067 (current) Entered July 25, 2012 · off the market August 7, 2020 · 60 tablets · UPC 8 71230 00032 6
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Physician's Preference(R) (manufacturer), Katy, TX. All Physician's Preference products.