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Formula 42

by DC · capsule · 120 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 266153
  • Serving 1 to 2 capsules; amounts per 1 capsule
  • 120 servings

Formula 42 by DC lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 175 mg of milk thistle extract, 75 mg of N-acetyl cysteine and 37.5 mg of artichoke ext.. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 23, 2022.

What is in Formula 42?

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 42: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 266153, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Milk Thistle extractas SilymarinMilk Thistle extract (Form: 80% Silymarin) PlantPart: fruit175 mgMilk Thistle in Formula 42 against 1,277 products175 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 90 mg to 300 mg, the median 175 mg.175 mg

50% of 1,277 products listing milk thistle give more (median 175 mg). Per day at the most servings: 525 mg.

N-Acetyl Cysteine75 mgN-Acetyl Cysteine in Formula 42 against 1,259 products75 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 55 mg to 500 mg, the median 150 mg.75 mg

72% of 1,259 products listing N-acetyl cysteine give more (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 225 mg.

Artichoke ext.Artichoke ext. PlantPart: fruit Note: 4:137.5 mgArtichoke in Formula 42 against 433 products37.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.37.5 mg

84% of 433 products listing artichoke give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 112.5 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 266153 (entered February 23, 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 to 2 capsules 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 266153.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose, Gelatin, 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 42 have?

4 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 266153 (current) Entered February 23, 2022 · on the market · 120 capsules
  2. Label 266152 Entered February 23, 2022 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 0 52301 04260 9
  3. Label 266151 Entered February 23, 2022 · on the market · 60 capsules
  4. Label 244512 Entered February 25, 2021 · on the market · N/A

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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