PlainVitamins

Restful Night Extended Release

by Dr. Whitaker · tablet or pill · 30 dual layer tablets

  • Off the market since September 2018 (NIH)
  • UPC 6 78829 21334 7
  • DSLD label 178752
  • Serving 1 tablet
  • 30 servings

Restful Night Extended Release by Dr. Whitaker lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2018.

What is in Restful Night Extended Release?

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).

Restful Night Extended Release: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 178752, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Extended Release Restful Sleep Blend201.5 mg
L-Theanine200 mgTheanine in Restful Night Extended Release against 1,602 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 90 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.200 mg

Higher than 61% of 1,602 products listing theanine (median 100 mg).

Melatonin1.5 mgMelatonin in Restful Night Extended Release against 1,557 products3 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 5 mg, the median 3 mg.3 mg

38% of 1,557 products listing melatonin give more (median 3 mg).

Instant Release Sleep Induction Blend101.5 mg
Gamma Amino Butyric AcidGamma Amino Butyric Acid (Alt. Name: PharmaGABA) Note: from fermentation100 mgGABA in Restful Night Extended Release against 744 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 80 mg to 400 mg, the median 100 mg.100 mg

48% of 744 products listing GABA give more (median 100 mg).

Melatonin1.5 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 178752 (entered July 25, 2018), 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 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?

3 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
Doctor's Suggested Use: Take 1 dual layer tablet 30 minutes before bed.
Warnings
Warning: Pregnant or lactating women should consult a health care professional before taking this product.
Do not drive or operate heavy machinery while taking this product.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten Free
Storage
Store bottle in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 178752.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Dicalcium Phosphate, Stearic Acid, Croscarmellose Sodium, Silicon Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate, Vegetable juice color, Glycerin.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GF Gluten Free.

How many labels does Restful Night Extended Release have?

One label is on file, entered on July 25, 2018.

  1. Label 178752 (current) Entered July 25, 2018 · off the market September 21, 2018 · 30 dual layer tablets · UPC 6 78829 21334 7

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

Who makes it?

The label names Healthy Directions (distributor), Bethesda, MD. All Dr. Whitaker products.

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