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Formula 418

by DC · capsule · 90 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 265817
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 30 servings

Formula 418 by DC lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 30 mg of vitamin C, 8 mg of zinc, 25 mg of parsley extract and 81 mg of thymus tissue Conc.. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 11, 2022.

What is in Formula 418?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 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).

Formula 418: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 265817, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas L-Ascorbic Acid30 mg33%Vitamin C in Formula 418 against 18,583 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg30 mg

83% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 90 mg.

Zincas Zinc Gluconate8 mg73%Zinc in Formula 418 against 13,186 products8 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg8 mg

60% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 24 mg.

Parsley extract25 mgParsley in Formula 418 against 359 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25.35 mg to 200 mg, the median 80 mg.25 mg

75% of 359 products listing parsley give more (median 80 mg). Per day at the most servings: 75 mg.

Thymus Tissue Conc.81 mgThymus in Formula 418 against 122 products81 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 198.75 mg, the median 50.5 mg.81 mg

Higher than 61% of 122 products listing thymus (median 50.5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 243 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 265817 (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 3 servings 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.

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: As a dietary supplement, take 1 capsule three times daily.
Warnings
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.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten Free
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 265817.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Vegetable Cellulose, 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 418 have?

3 labels are on file under this name since April 22, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 265817 (current) Entered April 11, 2022 · on the market · 90 capsules
  2. Label 265824 Entered February 23, 2022 · on the market · 90 capsules
  3. Label 244836 Entered April 22, 2021 · off the market August 24, 2021 · 90 capsules

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. (manufacturer), White House, TN. All DC products.

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