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Citracal Calcium + D Slow Release 1200

by Bayer Citacal · tablet or pill · 80 coated tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 12003
  • Serving 2 tablets
  • 40 servings

Citracal Calcium + D Slow Release 1200 by Bayer Citacal lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 1,000 IU (25 mcg) of vitamin D, 1,200 mg of calcium and 80 mg of magnesium, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 24, 2012.

What is in Citracal Calcium + D Slow Release 1200?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 tablets. 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).

Citracal Calcium + D Slow Release 1200: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 12003, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin D1,000 IU (25 mcg)250%Vitamin D in Citracal Calcium + D Slow Release 1200 against 14,175 products25 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 25 mcg, the median 15 mcg.DV 20 mcgUL 100 mcg25 mcg

Higher than 59% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D (median 15 mcg).

CalciumCalcium Note: elemental1,200 mg120%Calcium in Citracal Calcium + D Slow Release 1200 against 17,831 products1,200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg1,200 mg

Higher than 99% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg).

Magnesium80 mg20%Magnesium in Citracal Calcium + D Slow Release 1200 against 14,003 products80 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg80 mg

51% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg).

Sodium5 mg1%Sodium in Citracal Calcium + D Slow Release 1200 against 14,514 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.5 mg

89% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 12003 (entered August 24, 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?

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 1,200 mg of calcium is higher than 99% of the 17,831 calcium products that print an amount; 118 list more.

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?

1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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
Take just once daily
Directions: Adults: Take 2 tablets once daily with food in the morning.
Warnings
If pregnant or breast-feeding, ask a health professional before use.
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
Due to the sustained release nature of this product, you should seek adivce from your pharmacist about use with certain prescription medications.
Do not use if printed foil seal is torn or missing.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 12003.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Calcium Carbonate, Calcium Citrate, Magnesium Hydroxide, Acacia, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Croscarmellose Sodium, Magnesium Silicate, Titanium Dioxide, Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Magnesium Stearate, Inulin, Vitamin D3.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): SLO-CAL(TM) TECHNOLOGY; Bayer Bayer.

How many labels does Citracal Calcium + D Slow Release 1200 have?

One label is on file, entered on August 24, 2012.

  1. Label 12003 (current) Entered August 24, 2012 · on the market · 80 coated tablets

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Bayer HealthCare LLC Consumer Care (distributor), Morristown, NJ. All Bayer Citacal products.

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