PlainVitamins

P-5-P

by NOW · tablet or pill · 60 tablets

  • Off the market since June 2015 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 00460 4
  • DSLD label 27887
  • Serving 1 tablet

P-5-P by NOW lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 17 mg of riboflavin, 33 mg of vitamin B6, 30 mg of calcium and 100 mg of magnesium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 25, 2013.

What is in P-5-P?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. 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).

P-5-P: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 27887, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Riboflavinas Vitamin B217 mg1,000%Riboflavin in P-5-P against 9,824 products17 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.7 mg to 25 mg, the median 4 mg.DV 1.3 mg17 mg

Higher than 71% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin (median 4 mg). Per day at the most servings: 34 mg.

Vitamin B633 mg1,650%Vitamin B6 in P-5-P against 15,277 products33 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg33 mg

Higher than 84% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 66 mg.

from 50 mg Coenzyme Pyridoxal-5-Phosphate50 mg
Calciumas Dicalcium PhosphateCalcium (Form: from Dicalcium Phosphate)30 mg3%Calcium in P-5-P against 17,831 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg30 mg

84% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg.

Magnesiumas Magnesium Oxide, Magnesium TaurinateMagnesium (Form: from 75% Magnesium Oxide, and 25% Magnesium Taurinate)100 mg25%Magnesium in P-5-P against 14,003 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg100 mg

Higher than 51% of 14,003 products listing magnesium (median 86 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 27887 (entered November 25, 2013), 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 1 to 2 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.

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: As a dietary supplement, take 1 tablet 1 to 2 times daily with food. Consider taking these other NOW(R) products: Co-Enzyme B-Complex, Methyl B-12 and Magnesium.
Warnings
Caution: For adults only.
Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Keep out of reach of children.
Do Not Eat Freshness Packet. Keep In Bottle.
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place after opening.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 27887.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Croscarmellose Sodium, Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Enteric Coating.

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

How many labels does P-5-P have?

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

  1. Label 27887 (current) Entered November 25, 2013 · off the market June 30, 2015 · 60 tablets · UPC 7 33739 00460 4
  2. Label 14055 Entered February 25, 2013 · off the market May 30, 2013 · 60 tablets · UPC 7 33739 00460 4

DSLD also links this label to: P-5-P 50 mg (image difference, same product), P-5-P 50 mg (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 NOW FOODS (manufacturer, distributor), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.

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