Extra Strength Policosanol
by NOW · capsule · 90 veg capsules
- Off the market since February 2024 (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 01825 0
- DSLD label 244622
- Serving 1 veg capsule
Extra Strength Policosanol by NOW lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 veg capsule, such as 40 mg of policosanol, 200 mg of pine phytosterol powder and 150 mg of hawthorn berry. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 25, 2021.
What is in Extra Strength Policosanol?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Policosanolas Sugar CanePolicosanol (Form: from Sugar Cane) | 40 mg | Higher than 94% of 223 products listing policosanol (median 10 mg). | |
| Pine Phytosterol powderPine Phytosterol powder Note: soy free | 200 mg | 64% of 440 products listing phytosterols give more (median 400 mg). | |
| Hawthorn Berry | 150 mg | 57% of 589 products listing hawthorn give more (median 200 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 244622 (entered February 25, 2021), 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?
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 40 mg of policosanol is higher than 94% of the 223 policosanol products that print an amount; 5 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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Extra Strength Policosanol 40 mgNOW same ingredients
- Cholesterol ComplexVitaCeutical Labs 2 shared, 72% alike
- Cholesterol Complex With Plant SterolsVitamer Laboratories 2 shared, 72% alike
- Cholesterol Complex With Plant SterolsVitaCeutical Labs 2 shared, 72% alike
- Cholesterol Complex with Plant SterolsVillage Vitality · off the market 2 shared, 72% alike
- Cholesterol Complex with Plant SterolsWoodstock Vitamins 2 shared, 65% 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 daily, preferably with a meal.
- Warnings
- Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication (especially antiplatelet, anticoagulant drugs, aspirin, or NSAIDs), or have a medical condition.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, corn, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that process other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Non-GMO
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, corn, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place after opening.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 244622.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Stearic Acid, Silicon Dioxide.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP Quality Assured.
How many labels does Extra Strength Policosanol have?
One label is on file, entered on February 25, 2021.
- Label 244622 (current) Entered February 25, 2021 · off the market February 12, 2024 · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 01825 0
DSLD also links this label to: Extra Strength Policosanol 40 mg (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.