Pain Guard Forte
by Perque · tablet or pill · 500 tabsules
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 240944
- Serving 1 tabsule
- 500 servings
Pain Guard Forte by Perque lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 tabsule, such as 3.5 mg of magnesium, 500 mg of quercetin dihydrate and 5 mg of opc, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 22, 2021.
What is in Pain Guard Forte?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tabsule. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magnesiumas C16 Alkyls, C18 AlkylsMagnesium (Form: as C16 Alkyls (Form: from whole, untreated palm PlantPart: fruit and leaf), and C18 Alkyls (Form: from whole, untreated palm PlantPart: fruit and leaf)) | 3.5 mg | 1% | 98% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg). Per day at the most servings: 14 mg. |
| Quercetin DihydrateQuercetin Dihydrate Note: water-soluble bioflavonoid | 500 mg | Higher than 84% of 1,548 products listing quercetin (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,000 mg. | |
| Opcas ActiVin Grape seed extractOPC (Form: from ActiVin Grape seed extract PlantPart: seed) | 5 mg | 87% of 164 products listing proanthocyanidins give more (median 36 mg). Per day at the most servings: 20 mg. | |
| Vegetable Fiberas CroscarmelloseVegetable Fiber (Form: organic Croscarmellose) | 7.6 mg | This amount is far outside what other labels list for fiber, or disagrees with the label's own %DV: possibly a unit or transcription slip in the database. Check the label image on DSLD. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 240944 (entered January 22, 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?
The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:
- 98% of the 14,003 products that print an amount of magnesium list more than its 3.5 mg of magnesium (median 86 mg).
- 87% of the 164 products that print an amount of proanthocyanidins list more than its 5 mg of opc (filed by NIH under proanthocyanidins) (median 36 mg).
The NIH database records 4 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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- BioQuercetin Forte Pain Guard FortePerque · off the market same ingredients
- Cell Repair FormulaBeyond Health 3 shared, 66% alike
- Repair Guard TabsulesPerque 4 shared, 54% alike
- Esterol Ester-C Calcium Ascorbate With Proanthocyanidins & Other BioflavonoidsAllergy Research Group · off the market 2 shared, 45% alike
- Pro-AnthocyanidinsDouglas Laboratories · off the market 1 shared, 43% alike
- Pro-Anthocyanidins (Red Wine Grapes)Douglas Laboratories 1 shared, 43% 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
- Directions: As a dietary supplement, take one (1) tabsule with or without food up to four (4) times a day or as directed by your health professional. Typical Dosage: Healthy maintenance 1-4/day Repair deficit (chronic) 2-8/day Inflammation/acute pain 4-16/day
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Do not use product if the tamper-resistant shrink band around the cap or the inner seal beneath the cap appears to have been tampered with or is missing.
- Warning: Pregnant and nursing mothers need to check with their health professional before taking supplements.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Does not contain: Citrus, MSG, wheat, gluten, corn, starch, sugar, soy, yeast, zein, sulfates, phosphates (other than coenzymes), preservatives, casein or other milk derivatives. No GMO's; No toxic minerals or metals
- Full disclosure label (no hidden or inactive ingredients)
- Storage
- Must be stored with cap on tightly in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 240944.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: None.
How many labels does Pain Guard Forte have?
5 labels are on file under this name since March 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 240944 (current) Entered January 22, 2021 · on the market · 500 tabsules
- Label 240936 Entered January 22, 2021 · on the market · 250 tabsules
- Label 240933 Entered January 22, 2021 · on the market · 100 tabsules
- Label 18808 Entered April 25, 2013 · off the market October 28, 2020 · 100 tabsules
- Label 18806 Entered March 25, 2013 · off the market October 28, 2020 · 250 tabsules
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Perque Integrative Health (manufacturer, distributor), Ashburn, VA. All Perque products.