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Glucosamine/Chondroitin/MSM

by PharmAssure · tablet or pill · 100 tablets

  • Off the market since November 2019 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 11822 17557 9
  • DSLD label 72251
  • Serving 3 tablets
  • 33 servings

Glucosamine/Chondroitin/MSM by PharmAssure lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 3 tablets, such as 30 mg of vitamin C, 1,500 mg of glucosamine hydrochloride, 1,200 mg of chondroitin sulfate and 900 mg of MSM, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 24, 2017.

What is in Glucosamine/Chondroitin/MSM?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 tablets. 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).

Glucosamine/Chondroitin/MSM: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 72251, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid30 mg5%

This amount is far outside what other labels list for vitamin C, or disagrees with the label's own %DV: possibly a unit or transcription slip in the database. Check the label image on DSLD.

Sodium130 mg3%Sodium in Glucosamine/Chondroitin/MSM against 14,514 products130 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.130 mg

Higher than 72% of 14,514 products listing sodium (median 55 mg).

Glucosamine Hydrochloride1,500 mgGlucosamine Hydrochloride in Glucosamine/Chondroitin/MSM against 628 products1.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.75 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.5 g.1.5 g

5% of 628 products listing glucosamine hydrochloride give more (median 1.5 g).

Chondroitin Sulfateas Chondroitin Sulfate Sodium1,200 mgChondroitin Sulfate in Glucosamine/Chondroitin/MSM against 950 products1,200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 1,200 mg, the median 400 mg.1,200 mg

Higher than 74% of 950 products listing chondroitin sulfate (median 400 mg).

MSM900 mgMethylsulfonylmethane in Glucosamine/Chondroitin/MSM against 1,454 products900 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 150 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.900 mg

Higher than 72% of 1,454 products listing methylsulfonylmethane (median 500 mg).

Hyaluronic Acidas Sodium HyaluronateHyaluronic Acid (Form: as Sodium Hyaluronate)5 mgHyaluronic acid in Glucosamine/Chondroitin/MSM against 900 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.5 mg

78% of 900 products listing hyaluronic acid give more (median 50 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 72251 (entered March 24, 2017), 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?

3 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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 three tablets daily preferably with meals.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Contains: Crustaceans (shrimp). Caution: If you are allergic to shellfish, please consult your healthcare professional before using this product.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No sugar, no starch, no artificial colors, no artificial flavors, no preservatives, no wheat, no gluten, no corn, no soy, no dairy, yeast free.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 72251.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Titanium Dioxide, Vegetable Acetoglycerides.

How many labels does Glucosamine/Chondroitin/MSM have?

One label is on file, entered on March 24, 2017.

  1. Label 72251 (current) Entered March 24, 2017 · off the market November 20, 2019 · 100 tablets · UPC 0 11822 17557 9

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

Who makes it?

The label names PharmAssure (distributor), Phoenix, AZ. All PharmAssure products.

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