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Formula 217

by DC · tablet or pill · 90 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 265810
  • Serving 1 to 2 tablets; amounts per 2 tablets
  • 45 servings

Formula 217 by DC lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 40 mg of potassium, 100 mg of buchu, 100 mg of uva ursi and 20 mg of juniper. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 11, 2022.

What is in Formula 217?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 tablets. 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).

Formula 217: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 265810, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Potassiumas Potassium Gluconate40 mg1%Potassium in Formula 217 against 11,614 products40 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 190 mg, the median 99 mg.DV 4,700 mg40 mg

79% of 11,614 products listing potassium give more (median 99 mg).

Buchuas Buchu Leaves 4:1 Extract100 mgShort Buchu in Formula 217 against 39 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 125 mg, the median 50 mg.100 mg

Higher than 51% of 39 products listing short buchu (median 50 mg).

Uva Ursias Uva Ursi 3:1 extract100 mgUva Ursi in Formula 217 against 360 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 206.25 mg, the median 100 mg.100 mg

40% of 360 products listing uva ursi give more (median 100 mg).

Juniper20 mgJuniper in Formula 217 against 287 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.20 mg

68% of 287 products listing juniper give more (median 50 mg).

Parsley100 mgParsley in Formula 217 against 359 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25.35 mg to 200 mg, the median 80 mg.100 mg

Higher than 52% of 359 products listing parsley (median 80 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 265810 (entered April 11, 2022), 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 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?

4 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
Directions: For adults, take 1 or 2 tablets with water after each meal.
Warnings
Do not exceed recommended dosage.
Tamper Evident: Do not use this product if imprinted foil seal under cap is broken or missing.
Keep out of reach of children.
Caution: If you are pregnant or nursing do not take this product.
Storage
Keep tightly closed. Store at room temperature: 59 degrees-86 degrees F (15 degrees to 30 degrees C).

Source: label statements in DSLD label 265810.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Dicalcium Phosphate, Vegetable Cellulose, Silica, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate.

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

How many labels does Formula 217 have?

3 labels are on file under this name since February 25, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 265810 (current) Entered April 11, 2022 · on the market · 90 tablets
  2. Label 266470 Entered February 23, 2022 · on the market · 90 tablets · UPC 0 52301 21790 6
  3. Label 244662 Entered February 25, 2021 · off the market September 12, 2022 · 90 tablets

DSLD also links this label to: Formula 217 Water Pills (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 Dee Cee Laboratories, Inc. (distributor), White House, TN. All DC products.

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