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Immune Formula

by Pharmanex · capsule · 60 capsules

  • Off the market since October 2023 (NIH)
  • DSLD label 66223
  • Serving 1 capsule

Immune Formula by Pharmanex lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 200 mg of vitamin C, 225 mg of echinacea (echinacea purpurea) leaves and root extract, 125 mg of goldenseal (hydrastis canadensis) root extract and 100 mg of arabinogalactan. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 21, 2016.

What is in Immune Formula?

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).

Immune Formula: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 66223, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Calcium AscorbateVitamin C (Form: as Calcium Ascorbate)200 mg333%Vitamin C in Immune Formula against 18,583 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg200 mg

Higher than 63% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg.

Echinacea (Echinacea purpurea) leaves and root extract225 mgEchinacea purpurea in Immune Formula against 484 products225 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 400 mg, the median 200 mg.225 mg

Higher than 52% of 484 products listing echinacea purpurea (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 675 mg.

Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis) root extract125 mgGoldenseal in Immune Formula against 308 products125 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 40 mg to 385 mg, the median 100 mg.125 mg

Higher than 57% of 308 products listing goldenseal (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 375 mg.

Arabinogalactan100 mgArabinogalactan in Immune Formula against 242 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 250 mg.100 mg

61% of 242 products listing arabinogalactan give more (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Plant Sterols30 mgPhytosterols in Immune Formula against 440 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 667 mg, the median 400 mg.30 mg

88% of 440 products listing phytosterols give more (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 90 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 66223 (entered November 21, 2016), 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 2 to 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Immune Formula's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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 use: Take one (1) capsule two to three (2-3) times daily. Use as needed for up to two weeks, followed by a resting period of at least one week.
Warnings
Warning: Keep out of reach of children.
Consult a physician priot to use if pregnant or lactating, or using prescription medication.
Discontinue 2 weeks prior to and after surgery. Discontinue use and consult a physician if any adverse reactions occur.
Storage
Store in a cool dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 66223.

What else is on the label?

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

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Quality.

How many labels does Immune Formula have?

3 labels are on file under this name since November 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 66223 (current) Entered November 21, 2016 · off the market October 16, 2023 · 60 capsules
  2. Label 46071 Entered June 25, 2015 · off the market September 27, 2016 · 60 capsules
  3. Label 27783 Entered November 25, 2013 · off the market May 14, 2015 · 60 capsules

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names NSE PRODUCTS, INC. (distributor), PROVO, UT. All Pharmanex products.

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