Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM Triple Strength
by The Vitamin Shoppe · tablet or pill · 240 tablets
- Off the market since November 2018 (NIH)
- UPC 7 66536 02630 2
- DSLD label 183606
- Serving 2 tablets
- 120 servings
Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM Triple Strength by The Vitamin Shoppe lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 1,500 mg of glucosamine sulfate, 1,200 mg of chondroitin sulfate and 500 mg of MSM, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 21, 2018.
What is in Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM Triple Strength?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sodiumas Chondroitin Sulfate SodiumSodium (Form: from Chondroitin Sulfate Sodium) | 62 mg | 3% | Higher than 53% of 14,514 products listing sodium (median 55 mg). |
| Glucosamine Sulfateas Glucosamine Sulfate 2KClGlucosamine Sulfate (Form: as Glucosamine Sulfate 2KCl) | 1,500 mg | Higher than 64% of 875 products listing glucosamine sulfate (median 1 g). | |
| Chondroitin Sulfateas Chondroitin Sulfate SodiumChondroitin Sulfate (Form: as Chondroitin Sulfate Sodium) | 1,200 mg | Higher than 74% of 950 products listing chondroitin sulfate (median 400 mg). | |
| MSM | 500 mg | 36% of 1,454 products listing methylsulfonylmethane give more (median 500 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 183606 (entered November 21, 2018), 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?
2 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- MSM Joint FormulaNatural Factors same ingredients
- Joint SupportTrader Joe's same ingredients
- Cartilage Companion HPPhysioLogics · off the market 4 shared, 91% alike
- Glucosamine Chondroitin MSMGood 'N Natural · off the market 4 shared, 91% alike
- Glucosamine Chondroitin MSMFinest Nutrition 4 shared, 91% alike
- Glucosamine Chondroitin & MSMKroger 4 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: Take two (2) tablets daily, preferably with a meal.
- Warnings
- Contains: Crustacean Shellfish (crab, shrimp)
- Warning: Do not use this product if you are allergic to shellfish or sulfur.
- Consult your physician prior to use if you are diabetic.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Tamper evident Do not use if outer seal is broken or missing.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten free Dairy free Soy free Nut free
- Does not contain: Gluten, Sugar, Preservatives, Artificial Colors or Flavors.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 183606.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Croscarmellose Sodium, Silicon Dioxide, Aqueous Coating, Magnesium Stearate.
How many labels does Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM Triple Strength have?
9 labels are on file under this name since March 25, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 183606 (current) Entered November 21, 2018 · off the market November 20, 2018 · 240 tablets · UPC 7 66536 02630 2
- Label 183506 Entered November 21, 2018 · off the market November 20, 2018 · 60 tablets · UPC 7 66536 02194 9
- Label 183482 Entered November 21, 2018 · off the market November 20, 2018 · 120 tablets · UPC 7 66536 01803 1
- Label 55516 Entered February 23, 2016 · off the market September 14, 2018 · 240 tablets · UPC 7 66536 02630 2
- Label 55481 Entered February 23, 2016 · off the market September 14, 2018 · 60 tablets · UPC 7 66536 02194 9
- Label 55421 Entered February 23, 2016 · off the market September 14, 2018 · 120 tablets · UPC 7 66536 01803 1
- Label 31704 Entered March 25, 2014 · off the market December 22, 2015 · 240 tablets · UPC 7 66536 02630 2
- Label 31522 Entered March 25, 2014 · off the market December 22, 2015 · 60 tablets · UPC 7 66536 02194 9
- Label 31214 Entered March 25, 2014 · off the market December 22, 2015 · 120 tablets · UPC 7 66536 01803 1
DSLD also links this label to: Glucosamine Chondroitin with MSM Triple Strength (package size difference, same product), Glucosamine Chondroitin with MSM Triple Strength (package size difference, same product), Glucosamine Chondroitin with MSM Triple Strength (image difference, same product), Glucosamine Chondroitin with MSM Triple Strength (package size difference, same product), Glucosamine Chondroitin with MSM Triple Strength (package size difference, same product), Glucosamine Chondroitin with MSM Triple Strength (image difference, same product), Glucosamine Chondroitin with MSM Triple Strength (package size difference, same product), Glucosamine Chondroitin with MSM Triple Strength (package size 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 Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (distributor), Secaucus, NJ. All The Vitamin Shoppe products.