Menopause Support
by NOW · capsule · 90 veg capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 03325 3
- DSLD label 313771
- Serving 3 veg capsules
- 30 servings
Menopause Support by NOW lists 11 ingredients, 11 with an amount per serving of 3 veg capsules, such as 200 mg of organic dong quai, 100 mg of red raspberry, 100 mg of chaste tree extract and 100 mg of red clover. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 23, 2024.
What is in Menopause Support?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 veg 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| organic Dong Quai | 200 mg | Higher than 68% of 307 products listing dong quai (median 120 mg). | |
| Red Raspberry | 100 mg | Higher than 60% of 226 products listing red raspberry (median 75 mg). | |
| Chaste Tree extractas AgnusidesChaste Tree extract (Form: min. 0.5% Agnusides) PlantPart: fruit Genus: Vitex Species: agnus castus | 100 mg | 43% of 386 products listing chastetree give more (median 100 mg). | |
| Red Clover | 100 mg | 53% of 279 products listing red clover give more (median 150 mg). | |
| Black Cohosh Root Extractas Actaea racemosa Root Extractstandardized to 2.5% Total Triterpene Glycosides, calculated as 27-Deoxyactein | 80 mg | 46% of 431 products listing black cohosh give more (median 80 mg). | |
| 27-Deoxyactein | 2 mg | ||
| Soy Isoflavone powderas Glycine max | 60 mg | Higher than 67% of 290 products listing isoflavones (median 50 mg). | |
| Wild Yam | 50 mg | 47% of 214 products listing wild yam give more (median 50 mg). | |
| Licorice | 50 mg | 60% of 888 products listing licorice give more (median 100 mg). | |
| Ginger | 50 mg | 51% of 1,770 products listing ginger give more (median 60 mg). | |
| 5-Hydroxytryptophanas Griffonia simplicifolia Seed Extract5-HTP (Form: from Griffonia simplicifolia seed extract PlantPart: seed Genus: Griffonia Species: simplicifolia) (Alt. Name: 5-Hydroxytryptophan) | 30 mg | 83% of 676 products listing 5-HTP give more (median 100 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 313771 (entered May 23, 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Menopause Support's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Menopause Support FormulaNatural Goal · off the market 10 shared, 82% alike
- Menopause BalanceDouglas Cooper Co. 10 shared, 82% alike
- MendapauseDr. Formulas · off the market 8 shared, 54% alike
- MenoMaxNutracraft 8 shared, 54% alike
- Menopause ReliefNusaPure · off the market 8 shared, 54% alike
- Women's Natural BalanceSeniorLife Health 8 shared, 54% 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
- Suggested Usage: Take 3 capsules daily as needed.
- Warnings
- Caution: For adults only. Keep out of reach of children.
- Not recommended for pregnant/nursing women. Consult physician if taking medication (including blood thinners) or have a medical condition.
- May cause drowsiness in sensitive individuals.
- Contains soy (non-GMO).
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, milk, egg, fish, shellfish, tree nut, or sesame ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Non-GMO
- Contains soy (non-GMO). Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, milk, egg, fish, shellfish, tree nut, or sesame ingredients.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place after opening.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 313771.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Rice Flour, Hypromellose, Stearic Acid, Silicon Dioxide.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP Quality Assured; Triangle K (Kosher).
How many labels does Menopause Support have?
8 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 313771 (current) Entered May 23, 2024 · on the market · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03325 3
- Label 205943 Entered August 23, 2019 · off the market February 12, 2024 · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03325 3
- Label 77804 Entered January 25, 2018 · off the market March 21, 2019 · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03325 3
- Label 49232 Entered August 25, 2015 · off the market May 3, 2017 · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03325 3
- Label 46094 Entered June 25, 2015 · off the market June 30, 2015 · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03325 3
- Label 28767 Entered December 24, 2013 · off the market April 24, 2015 · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03325 3
- Label 15055 Entered December 21, 2012 · off the market March 7, 2013 · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03325 3
- Label 15050 Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market August 9, 2012 · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03325 3
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names NOW Foods (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.