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Cortico-B5B6

by Metagenics · tablet or pill · 60 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 55571 01396 5
  • DSLD label 323347
  • Serving 1 tablet
  • 60 servings

Cortico-B5B6 by Metagenics lists 8 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 240 mg of vitamin C, 100 mg of vitamin B6, 500 mg of pantothenic acid and 50 mg of calcium; 1 sits inside a blend without its own amount. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 23, 2025.

What is in Cortico-B5B6?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 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).

Cortico-B5B6: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 323347, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid240 mg267%Vitamin C in Cortico-B5B6 against 18,583 products240 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg240 mg

Higher than 68% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg).

Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine Hydrochloride100 mg5,882%Vitamin B6 in Cortico-B5B6 against 15,277 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg100 mg

Higher than 96% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg).

Pantothenic Acidas Calcium D-Pantothenate, Vitamin B5500 mg10,000%Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) in Cortico-B5B6 against 10,060 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mg to 50 mg, the median 12 mg.DV 5 mg500 mg

Higher than 98% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) (median 12 mg).

Calciumas Calcium D-Pantothenate50 mg4%Calcium in Cortico-B5B6 against 17,831 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg50 mg

72% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg).

Magnesiumas Magnesium Oxide75 mg18%Magnesium in Cortico-B5B6 against 14,003 products75 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg75 mg

52% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg).

Citrus Bioflavonoid Complex100 mgFlavonoid in Cortico-B5B6 against 2,343 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.100 mg

Higher than 62% of 2,343 products listing flavonoid (median 50 mg).

Bioflavonoidsstandardized to 45%45 mg
Hesperidinno amount given
Other Phenolic compounds, Naturalno amount given

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 323347 (entered February 23, 2025), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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 100 mg of vitamin B6 is higher than 96% of the 15,277 vitamin B6 products that print an amount; 173 list more.
  • Its 500 mg of pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) is higher than 98% of the 10,060 pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) products that print an amount; 58 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Cortico-B5B6's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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
Directions: Take one tablet daily or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
Caution: Not recommended during pregnancy and nursing.
Do not exceed the recommended dosage.
If taking medications or other B6-containing dietary supplements, consult your healthcare practitioner before use.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Tamper evident: Do not use if safety seal is missing or broken.
Practitioner Exclusive
Allergens and what it does not contain
This product is non-GMO, gluten-free and vegetarian.
Certified Gluten Free GFCO.org
Storage
Storage: Keep tightly closed in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 323347.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Croscarmellose Sodium, Hydroxypropylcellulose, Hypromellose, Medium Chain Triglyceride, Hydroxypropylcellulose, Silicon Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate.

How many labels does Cortico-B5B6 have?

8 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 323347 (current) Entered February 23, 2025 · on the market · 60 tablets · UPC 7 55571 01396 5
  2. Label 295669 Entered July 18, 2023 · off the market March 23, 2024 · 60 tablets · UPC 7 55571 01396 5
  3. Label 267260 Entered June 16, 2022 · off the market March 23, 2024 · 60 tablets
  4. Label 216272 Entered March 24, 2020 · on the market · 180 tablets · UPC 7 55571 01395 8
  5. Label 216266 Entered March 24, 2020 · off the market September 7, 2022 · 60 tablets · UPC 7 55571 01396 5
  6. Label 209674 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market December 20, 2019 · 60 tablets
  7. Label 26718 Entered October 25, 2013 · off the market December 20, 2019 · 180 tablets · UPC 7 55571 01396 5
  8. Label 26717 Entered October 25, 2013 · off the market May 30, 2019 · 60 tablets · UPC 7 55571 01396 5

DSLD also links this label to: Women's One Daily Multivitamin (package size difference, same product).

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

Who makes it?

The label names Metagenics (manufacturer), Gig Harbor, WA. All Metagenics products.

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