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Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM with OptiMSM

by Doctor's Best · capsule · 240 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 53950 00081 0
  • DSLD label 302666
  • Serving 4 capsules
  • 60 servings

Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM with OptiMSM by Doctor's Best lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 4 capsules, such as 172 mg of chloride, 180 mg of potassium, 1,500 mg of glucosamine sulfate potassium chloride and 1,200 mg of chondroitin sulfate, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 20, 2024.

What is in Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM with OptiMSM?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 4 capsules. 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).

Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM with OptiMSM: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 302666, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Chlorideas Glucosamine Sulfate Potassium Chloride172 mg7%Chloride in Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM with OptiMSM against 1,476 products172 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 183.5 mg, the median 75 mg.DV 2,300 mgUL 3,600 mg172 mg

Higher than 73% of 1,476 products listing chloride (median 75 mg).

Sodiumas Chondroitin Sulfate Sodium150 mg7%Sodium in Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM with OptiMSM against 14,514 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.150 mg

Higher than 75% of 14,514 products listing sodium (median 55 mg).

Potassiumas Glucosamine Sulfate Potassium Chloride180 mg4%Potassium in Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM with OptiMSM against 11,614 products180 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 190 mg, the median 99 mg.DV 4,700 mg180 mg

Higher than 73% of 11,614 products listing potassium (median 99 mg).

Glucosamine Sulfate Potassium Chloride1,500 mgGlucosamine Sulfate in Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM with OptiMSM against 875 products1.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1 g.1.5 g

Higher than 64% of 875 products listing glucosamine sulfate (median 1 g).

Chondroitin Sulfateas Chondroitin Sulfate Sodium1,200 mgChondroitin Sulfate in Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM with OptiMSM against 950 products1,200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 1,200 mg, the median 400 mg.1,200 mg

Higher than 74% of 950 products listing chondroitin sulfate (median 400 mg).

OptiMSMas Methylsulfonylmethane1,000 mgMethylsulfonylmethane in Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM with OptiMSM against 1,454 products1,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 150 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.1,000 mg

Higher than 74% of 1,454 products listing methylsulfonylmethane (median 500 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 302666 (entered June 20, 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?

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
Suggested adult use: Take 4 capsules daily with food, or as recommended by a nutritionally informed physician.
Warnings
Contains shellfish (crab and shrimp shells)
Warning: Consult your physician before using any health supplement if pregnant, lactating, have a medical condition, or taking medications for diabetes, glaucoma or warfarin.
Not for use by individuals under the age of 18 years. Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non-GMO / Gluten free / Soy free
Storage
Store in a cool dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 302666.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Magnesium Stearate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Silicon Dioxide.

How many labels does Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM with OptiMSM have?

11 labels are on file under this name since January 25, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 302666 (current) Entered June 20, 2024 · on the market · 240 capsules · UPC 7 53950 00081 0
  2. Label 302665 Entered June 20, 2024 · on the market · 120 veggie capsules · UPC 7 53950 00080 3
  3. Label 302667 Entered December 14, 2023 · on the market · 360 veggie capsules · UPC 7 53950 00364 4
  4. Label 269630 Entered July 21, 2022 · off the market December 16, 2022 · 360 capsules · UPC 7 53950 00364 4
  5. Label 209405 Entered November 21, 2019 · off the market November 23, 2021 · 360 capsules · UPC 7 53950 00364 4
  6. Label 209387 Entered November 21, 2019 · off the market December 16, 2022 · 240 capsules · UPC 7 53950 00081 0
  7. Label 209384 Entered November 21, 2019 · off the market November 23, 2021 · 120 capsules · UPC 7 53950 00080 3
  8. Label 202963 Entered June 24, 2019 · off the market July 24, 2018 · 240 capsules · UPC 7 53950 00081 0
  9. Label 203032 Entered May 28, 2019 · off the market June 30, 2019 · 360 capsules · UPC 7 53950 00364 4
  10. Label 202889 Entered May 28, 2019 · off the market June 30, 2019 · 120 capsules · UPC 7 53950 00080 3
  11. Label 82271 Entered January 25, 2018 · off the market December 11, 2018 · 360 capsules · UPC 7 53950 00364 4

DSLD also links this label to: Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM (package size difference, same product), Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM (package size difference, same product), Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM (image difference, same product), Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM (package size difference, same product), Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM (package size difference, same product), Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM (package size difference, same product), Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM (package size difference, same product), Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM (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 Doctor's Best, Inc. (distributor), Tustin, California. All Doctor's Best products.

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