Double Strength Policosanol 20 mg
by NOW · capsule · 90 veg capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 01824 3
- DSLD label 314286
- Serving 1 veg capsule
- 90 servings
Double Strength Policosanol 20 mg by NOW lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 1 veg capsule, such as 20 mg of policosanol, 100 mg of artichoke extract, 100 mg of milk thistle fruit, seed extract and 50 mg of alpha lipoic acid. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 20, 2024.
What is in Double Strength Policosanol 20 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 veg capsule. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Policosanol | 20 mg | Higher than 65% of 223 products listing policosanol (median 10 mg). Per day at the most servings: 40 mg. | |
| Artichoke extractas Caffeoylquinic AcidsArtichoke extract (Form: min. 2% Caffeoylquinic Acids (Form: as Cynarins)) PlantPart: leaf Genus: Cynara Species: scolymus | 100 mg | 46% of 433 products listing artichoke give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg. | |
| Milk Thistle Fruit, Seed Extractas Milk Thistle Fruit Extract, Milk Thistle Seed Extract | 100 mg | 65% of 1,277 products listing milk thistle give more (median 175 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg. | |
| Silymarin Flavonoidsstandardized to 80 mg silymarin flavonoids - equivalent 80% | 80 mg | 67% of 208 products listing silymarin give more (median 116 mg). Per day at the most servings: 160 mg. | |
| Alpha Lipoic Acid | 50 mg | 47% of 2,407 products listing alpha lipoic acid give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg. | |
| Grape seed extractas PolyphenolsGrape seed extract (Form: standardized to Polyphenols) PlantPart: seed Genus: Vitis Species: vinifera | 30 mg | 65% of 1,900 products listing grape give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 314286 (entered June 20, 2024), 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?
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 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Double Strength Policosanol 20 mg's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- PolicosanolNOW · off the market 5 shared, 78% alike
- Double Strength SilymarinNOW · off the market 3 shared, 47% alike
- Double Strength Silymarin Milk Thistle Extract - 300 mgNOW · off the market 3 shared, 47% alike
- Double Strength Milk Thistle 300 mgLuckyHerbs 3 shared, 47% alike
- Double Strength Milk Thistle Extract 300 mgNOW 3 shared, 47% alike
- Milk Thistle Extract 300 mgProtocol For Life Balance 3 shared, 47% 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 Usage: Take 1 capsule 1 to 2 times daily, preferably with food.
- Warnings
- Caution: For adults only. Keep out of reach of children.
- Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication (especially antiplatelet, anticoagulant drugs, aspirin, or NSAIDs), or have a medical condition.
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish, tree nut or sesame ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Non-GMO
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish, tree nut or sesame ingredients.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place after opening.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 314286.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Maltodextrin, Rice Flour, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Triangle K (Kosher); GMP Quality Assured.
How many labels does Double Strength Policosanol 20 mg have?
6 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 314286 (current) Entered June 20, 2024 · on the market · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 01824 3
- Label 245270 Entered April 22, 2021 · off the market February 12, 2024 · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 01824 3
- Label 77637 Entered December 22, 2017 · off the market August 24, 2023 · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 01824 3
- Label 56879 Entered February 23, 2016 · off the market May 11, 2017 · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 01824 3
- Label 33495 Entered May 23, 2014 · off the market December 23, 2015 · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 01824 3
- Label 15183 Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market November 4, 2013 · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 01824 3
DSLD also links this label to: Policosanol (image 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 NOW FOODS (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.