Dr. Hotze's Joint Comfort Total Joint Supplement
by Physician's Preference · capsule · 180 capsules
- Off the market since August 2020 (NIH)
- UPC 8 11749 01015 7
- DSLD label 33068
- Serving 3 capsules
- 60 servings
Dr. Hotze's Joint Comfort Total Joint Supplement by Physician's Preference lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 3 capsules, such as 1,000 mg of glucosamine sulfate 2KCL, 500 mg of chondroitin sulfate, 500 mg of MSM and 100 mg of bromelain. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 23, 2014.
What is in Dr. Hotze's Joint Comfort Total Joint Supplement?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glucosamine Sulfate 2KCL | 1,000 mg | 40% of 875 products listing glucosamine sulfate give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 2 g. | |
| Chondroitin Sulfate | 500 mg | Higher than 53% of 950 products listing chondroitin sulfate (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,000 mg. | |
| MSM | 500 mg | 36% of 1,454 products listing methylsulfonylmethane give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,000 mg. | |
| BromelainBromelain Note: 400 GDU | 100 mg | Higher than 55% of 1,337 products listing bromelain (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg. | |
| Boswellia Serrata extract 65% | 100 mg | 53% of 665 products listing boswellia give more (median 135 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 33068 (entered May 23, 2014), 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 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?
3 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Glucosamina CondroitinaVidasencia · off the market same ingredients
- Glucosamine ComplexCHK Nutrition same ingredients
- Active JointThe Vitamin Shoppe same ingredients
- MSM with Glucosamine, Chondroitin, and BoswellinBronson 5 shared, 85% alike
- Joint TechDymatize Nutrition · off the market 4 shared, 83% alike
- Joint GuardCalifornia Natural · off the market 5 shared, 77% 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: As a dietary supplement. take 3 capsules twice daily on an empty stomach (for best results), or as directed by a healthcare provider
- Warnings
- Warning: Persons with a known allergy to shellfish or pineapple should not use this product.
- If you are pregnant, please consult a physician before using this product.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 33068.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Microcrystallline Cellulose, Rice Flour, Magnesium Stearate.
How many labels does Dr. Hotze's Joint Comfort Total Joint Supplement have?
2 labels are on file under this name since July 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 33068 (current) Entered May 23, 2014 · off the market August 7, 2020 · 180 capsules · UPC 8 11749 01015 7
- Label 11159 Entered July 25, 2012 · off the market May 5, 2014 · 180 capsules · UPC 8 11749 01015 7
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Physician's Preference(R) (distributor), Katy, TX. All Physician's Preference products.