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DHA-500

by Specialty Pharmacy · softgel capsule · 90 softgels

  • Off the market since November 2023 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 41612 4
  • DSLD label 213346
  • Serving 1 softgel

DHA-500 by Specialty Pharmacy lists 4 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 1 g of natural fish oil concentrate; 1 sits inside a blend without its own amount, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 26, 2020.

What is in DHA-500?

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

DHA-500: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 213346, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Total Fat1 g1%Fat (unspecified) in DHA-500 against 11,965 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.1 g

56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 2 g.

Polyunsaturated Fat1 gPolyunsaturated Fat in DHA-500 against 1,759 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 2 g, the median 1 g.1 g

39% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 2 g.

natural Fish Oil concentratenatural Fish Oil concentrate Note: 1,000 mg1 gFish Oil in DHA-500 against 1,990 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2 g, the median 1.2 g.1 g

55% of 1,990 products listing fish oil give more (median 1.2 g). Per day at the most servings: 2 g.

Omega-3 Fatty Acidsno amount given
Docosahexaenoic Acid500 mgDHA in DHA-500 against 3,627 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.500 mg

Higher than 82% of 3,627 products listing DHA (median 232 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,000 mg.

Eicosapentaenoic Acid250 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in DHA-500 against 3,134 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.250 mg

54% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 213346 (entered February 26, 2020), 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; 1 ingredient sits inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.

The NIH database records 1 to 2 servings 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?

6 products list 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
Suggested Usage: Take 1 softgel 1 to 2 times daily with food.
Please recycle.
Warnings
Caution: For adults only.
Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not eat freshness packet. Keep in bottle.
Contains fish (tuna). Vitamin E from soy.
Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, milk, egg or shellfish ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
Allergens and what it does not contain
The natural fish oil concentrate used in this softgel is manufactured under strict quality control standards. It is tested to be free of potentially harmful levels of contaminants (i.e. mercury, heavy metals, PCB/s, dioxins, and other contaminants).
Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, milk, egg or shellfish ingredients.
Non-GMO
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place after opening.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 213346.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Softgel Capsule, Vitamin E.

How many labels does DHA-500 have?

One label is on file, entered on February 26, 2020.

  1. Label 213346 (current) Entered February 26, 2020 · off the market November 9, 2023 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 33739 41612 4

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

Who makes it?

The label names Specialty Pharmacy, Inc. (distributor), Flowood, MS. All Specialty Pharmacy products.

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