PlainVitamins

PreserVision AREDS

by Bausch & Lomb · tablet or pill · 120 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 3 24208 43262 4
  • DSLD label 208283
  • Serving 2 tablets
  • 60 servings

PreserVision AREDS by Bausch & Lomb lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 14,320 IU of vitamin A, 226 mg of vitamin C, 200 IU of vitamin E and 34.8 mg of zinc. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 23, 2019.

What is in PreserVision AREDS?

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

PreserVision AREDS: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 208283, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Aas Beta-CaroteneVitamin A (Form: as 100% Beta-Carotene)14,320 IU286%Vitamin A in PreserVision AREDS against 5,772 products14,320 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 2,000 IU to 5,000 IU, the median 4,000 IU.14,320 IU

Higher than 93% of 5,772 products listing vitamin A (median 4,000 IU). Per day at the most servings: 28,640 IU.

Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid226 mg376%Vitamin C in PreserVision AREDS against 18,583 products226 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg226 mg

Higher than 68% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 452 mg.

Vitamin Eas DL-Alpha-Tocopheryl Acetate200 IU666%Vitamin E in PreserVision AREDS against 6,459 products200 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 15 IU to 100 IU, the median 30 IU.200 IU

Higher than 82% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E (median 30 IU). Per day at the most servings: 400 IU.

Zincas Zinc Oxide34.8 mg232%Zinc in PreserVision AREDS against 13,186 products34.8 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg34.8 mg

Higher than 96% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 69.6 mg. 1.7 times the adult UL a day.

Copperas Cupric Oxide0.8 mg40%Copper in PreserVision AREDS against 6,468 products0.8 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.DV 0.9 mgUL 10 mg0.8 mg

63% of 6,468 products listing copper give more (median 1 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1.6 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 208283 (entered October 23, 2019), 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:

  • Its 14,320 IU of vitamin A is higher than 93% of the 5,772 vitamin A products that print an amount; 418 list more.
  • At 2 servings a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 69.6 mg of zinc, 1.7 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.

The NIH database records 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.

Which products have the closest formulas?

6 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
4 per day
Directions: Take 4 tablets daily; 2 in the morning, 2 in the evening with a full glass of water and during meals.
Warnings
Current/Former Smokers: Consult your eye care professional about the risks associated with smoking and beta-carotene.
Do not use if seal under closure is broken.
Keep this product out of reach of children.
For more information or to report a serious side effect call 1-800-553-5340
Storage
Store at room temperature.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 208283.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Lactose Monohydrate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Crospovidone, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Polysorbate 80, Triethyl Citrate, Hypromellose, Hydroxypropyl Cellulose, Polyethylene Glycol, Titanium Dioxide, Yellow 6 Lake, Red 40 Lake.

How many labels does PreserVision AREDS have?

3 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 208283 (current) Entered October 23, 2019 · on the market · 120 tablets · UPC 3 24208 43262 4
  2. Label 26556 Entered October 25, 2013 · off the market April 21, 2017 · 120 tablets · UPC 3 24208 43262 4
  3. Label 17117 Entered February 25, 2013 · off the market April 29, 2013 · 120 tablets · UPC 3 24208 43262 4

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

Who makes it?

The label names Bausch + Lomb, a division of Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC (distributor), Bridgewater, NJ. All Bausch & Lomb products.

Where next?