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Focus-R

by LifeSeasons · capsule · 60 vegetarian capsules

  • Off the market since March 2023 (NIH)
  • UPC 8 53760 00264 3
  • DSLD label 247961
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 30 servings

Focus-R by LifeSeasons lists 10 ingredients, 10 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 20 mg of vitamin B6, 1,000 mcg of vitamin B12, 250 mg of L-theanine and 200 mg of kava kava root extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 27, 2021.

What is in Focus-R?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 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).

Focus-R: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 247961, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin B6 (Form: as Pyridoxine Hydrochloride)20 mg1,177%Vitamin B6 in Focus-R against 15,277 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg20 mg

Higher than 71% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg).

Vitamin B12as MethylcobalaminVitamin B12 (Form: as Methylcobalamin)1,000 mcg41,667%Vitamin B12 in Focus-R against 14,425 products1,000 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg1,000 mcg

Higher than 89% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg).

L-Theanine250 mgTheanine in Focus-R against 1,602 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 90 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.250 mg

Higher than 90% of 1,602 products listing theanine (median 100 mg).

Kava Kava root extractas Kavalactones200 mgKava kava in Focus-R against 97 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 500 mg, the median 250 mg.200 mg

56% of 97 products listing kava kava give more (median 250 mg).

Bacopa whole plant extractas Bacosides A&B100 mgBacopa in Focus-R against 481 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 300 mg, the median 200 mg.100 mg

64% of 481 products listing bacopa give more (median 200 mg).

Yerba Mate100 mg
Caffeineas Coffea arabica75 mgCaffeine in Focus-R against 3,358 products75 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 275 mg, the median 200 mg.75 mg

86% of 3,358 products listing caffeine give more (median 200 mg).

Holy Basil75 mgHoly Basil in Focus-R against 387 products75 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 400 mg, the median 129 mg.75 mg

67% of 387 products listing holy basil give more (median 129 mg).

Ginkgo leaf extractas Flavone Glycosides, Terpene Lactones60 mgGinkgo in Focus-R against 1,339 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 120 mg, the median 60 mg.60 mg

45% of 1,339 products listing ginkgo give more (median 60 mg).

Toothed Clubmoss extractas Huperzine A10 mgChinese Club Moss in Focus-R against 164 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 10 mg, the median 10 mg.10 mg

20% of 164 products listing chinese club moss give more (median 10 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 247961 (entered July 27, 2021), 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Focus-R'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
Suggested Use: Take 2 capsules daily, with or without food.
Warnings
Caution: As with any dietary supplement, do not take without first consulting your healthcare practitioner, especially if you are pregnant, nursing, or are under medical supervision for any reason.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Made without artificial colors, preservatives, yeast, eggs, fish, shellfish, peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, soy, milk, gluten, and magnesium stearate.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 247961.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Rice Bran, Silica.

How many labels does Focus-R have?

One label is on file, entered on July 27, 2021.

  1. Label 247961 (current) Entered July 27, 2021 · off the market March 13, 2023 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 8 53760 00264 3

DSLD also links this label to: Focus-R (image 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 LifeSeasons (manufacturer), Springville, UT. All LifeSeasons products.

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