Formula 217 Water Pills
by DC · tablet or pill · 90 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 309852
- Serving 1 to 2 tablets; amounts per 1 tablet
- 90 servings
Formula 217 Water Pills by DC lists 7 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 204 mg of calcium, 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 May 23, 2024.
What is in Formula 217 Water Pills?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calciumas Dicalcium Phosphate | 204 mg | 16% | Higher than 69% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). |
| Buchu | 100 mg | Higher than 70% of 124 products listing buchu (median 50 mg). | |
| Buchu Leaf Extract4:1 extract | 25 mg | ||
| Uva-Ursi | 100 mg | 40% of 360 products listing uva ursi give more (median 100 mg). | |
| Uva-Ursi extract3:1 extract | 33.4 mg | ||
| Juniper | 20 mg | 68% of 287 products listing juniper give more (median 50 mg). | |
| Parsley | 100 mg | Higher than 52% of 359 products listing parsley (median 80 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 309852 (entered May 23, 2024), 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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Formula K-U Water PillsWonder Laboratories same ingredients
- Water PillsSwanson Best Weight-Control Formulas · off the market 4 shared, 92% alike
- AquatrolViva Vitamins 4 shared, 92% alike
- Water PillsSwanson 4 shared, 92% alike
- Water Pill with PotassiumWindmill Natural Vitamins · off the market 5 shared, 91% alike
- Water Pill with PotassiumWindmill 5 shared, 91% 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
- Directions: For adults, take 1 or 2 tablets with water after each meal. Do not exceed recommended dosage.
- 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 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 309852.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Palm Leaf Glaze, Natural, Silica, Magnesium Stearate, Stearic Acid.
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 Water Pills have?
One label is on file, entered on May 23, 2024.
- Label 309852 (current) Entered May 23, 2024 · on the market · 90 tablets
DSLD also links this label to: Formula 217 (image difference, same product), Formula 217 (image difference, same product), Formula 217 (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.