Folic Acid 800 mcg
by Physician's Preference · tablet or pill · 250 tablets
- Off the market since August 2020 (NIH)
- UPC 8 11749 01060 7
- DSLD label 11128
- Serving 1 tablet
- 250 servings
Folic Acid 800 mcg by Physician's Preference lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 800 mcg of folic acid and 25 mcg of vitamin B12. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 24, 2012.
What is in Folic Acid 800 mcg?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folic Acid | 800 mcg | 200% | Higher than 81% of 7,022 products listing folate (median 400 mcg). |
| Vitamin B12as CyanocobalaminVitamin B-12 (Form: as Cyanocobalamin) | 25 mcg | 417% | 54% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 give more (median 36 mcg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 11128 (entered August 24, 2012), 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Folic Acid 800 mcg With 25 mcg Vitamin B-12Vitabase same ingredients
- Folic Acid With B-12 800 mcgMeijer Naturals same ingredients
- Folic Acid 800 mcgNew Sun same ingredients
- Folic Acid With Vitamin B-12 800 mcgNOW · off the market same ingredients
- Folic Acid 800 mcg With Vitamin B-12Martin Avenue Pharmacy same ingredients
- Folic Acid 800 mcg With Vitamin B-12NOW · off the market same ingredients
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 1 tablet daily with a meal.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Contains no yeast, wheat, soy, gluten, or milk.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 11128.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate.
How many labels does Folic Acid 800 mcg have?
One label is on file, entered on August 24, 2012.
- Label 11128 (current) Entered August 24, 2012 · off the market August 7, 2020 · 250 tablets · UPC 8 11749 01060 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) (manufacturer), Katy, TX. All Physician's Preference products.