Back Formula
by Botanic Choice · capsule · 60 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 03308 82075 1
- DSLD label 77996
- Serving 2 capsules
- 30 servings
Back Formula by Botanic Choice lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 800 IU (20 mcg) of vitamin D3, 120 mg of Devil's claw extract and 250 mg of willow extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 22, 2017.
What is in Back Formula?
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 D3as Cholecalciferol | 800 IU (20 mcg) | 200% | Higher than 51% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D (median 15 mcg). |
| Devil's Claw extractas HarpagosidesDevil's Claw extract (Form: standardized for 40% Harpagosides Note: 48 mg) PlantPart: root | 120 mg | 50% of 162 products listing Devil's claw give more (median 122.5 mg). | |
| Willow extractas total SalicinWillow extract (Form: standardized for 15% total Salicin Note: 37.5 mg) PlantPart: bark | 250 mg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 77996 (entered August 22, 2017), 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Back Formula's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- White Willow Bark-VDouglas Laboratories 1 shared, 50% alike
- Willow 400 mgNature's Way · off the market 1 shared, 50% alike
- Standardized WillowNature's Way · off the market 1 shared, 50% alike
- WillowHerbalist & Alchemist 1 shared, 50% alike
- White WillowOregon's Wild Harvest · off the market 1 shared, 50% alike
- Willow BarkTerraVita 1 shared, 50% 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 2 capsules once daily, with meals, as a dietary supplement, or as directed by a physician.
- Warnings
- Warning: If you are taking any medications or are pregnant or nursing, do not use prior to consulting a physician.
- For your protection, this container has an outer safety seal. (Do not accept if missing or broken.)
- Keep out of reach of children
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten free Non GMO
- Storage
- Store in a dry, cool place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 77996.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Rice Flour, Gelatin Capsule, Magnesium Stearate, Maltodextrin, Modified Corn Starch, Sucrose, Sodium Ascorbate, Medium Chain Triglycerides, Silicon Dioxide, DL-Alpha-Tocopherol.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Non GMO.
How many labels does Back Formula have?
One label is on file, entered on August 22, 2017.
- Label 77996 (current) Entered August 22, 2017 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 7 03308 82075 1
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Indiana Botanic Gardens, Inc. (distributor), Hobart, IN. All Botanic Choice products.