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Glucosamine Chondroitin with MSM

by Pure Encapsulations · capsule · 360 capsules

  • Off the market since December 2018 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 66298 00409 9
  • DSLD label 218917
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 360 servings

Glucosamine Chondroitin with MSM by Pure Encapsulations lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 300 mg of glucosamine HCl, 300 mg of chondroitin sulfate and 300 mg of MSM. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 23, 2020.

What is in Glucosamine Chondroitin with MSM?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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 with MSM: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 218917, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Glucosamine HClas Crab, ShrimpGlucosamine HCl (Form: from Crab, Shrimp)300 mgGlucosamine Hydrochloride in Glucosamine Chondroitin with MSM against 628 products0.3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.75 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.5 g.0.3 g

90% of 628 products listing glucosamine hydrochloride give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.9 g.

Chondroitin Sulfateas BovineChondroitin Sulfate (Form: from Bovine)300 mgChondroitin Sulfate in Glucosamine Chondroitin with MSM against 950 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 1,200 mg, the median 400 mg.300 mg

58% of 950 products listing chondroitin sulfate give more (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 900 mg.

MSM300 mgMethylsulfonylmethane in Glucosamine Chondroitin with MSM against 1,454 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 150 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.300 mg

56% of 1,454 products listing methylsulfonylmethane give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 900 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 218917 (entered April 23, 2020), 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:

  • 90% of the 628 products that print an amount of glucosamine hydrochloride list more than its 0.3 g of glucosamine HCl (filed by NIH under glucosamine hydrochloride) (median 1.5 g).

The NIH database records 3 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
Recommendations: As a dietary supplement, take 1 capsule, 3 times daily, with meals. Individual results may vary.
Warnings
Tamper resistant: Use only if safety seal is intact.
Warning: If pregnant or lactating, have any health condition or are taking any medication, consult your health professional before use.
Do not take if you are sensitive to shellfish.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Contains shellfish (crab, shrimp)
Allergens and what it does not contain
Commitment to Quality Program Sourced and manufactured to avoid: Artificial Additives Allergens GMOs Environmental Contaminants Added excipients www.PureEncapsulations.com/QualityControl See Supplement Facts for specific product details
Storage
Store sealed in a cool dry area

Source: label statements in DSLD label 218917.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Vegetarian Capsule, Ascorbyl Palmitate.

How many labels does Glucosamine Chondroitin with MSM have?

4 labels are on file under this name since April 23, 2020: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 218917 (current) Entered April 23, 2020 · off the market December 5, 2018 · 360 capsules · UPC 7 66298 00409 9
  2. Label 218913 Entered April 23, 2020 · off the market December 5, 2018 · 240 capsules · UPC 7 66298 00408 2
  3. Label 218902 Entered April 23, 2020 · off the market October 22, 2018 · 120 capsules · UPC 7 66298 00407 5
  4. Label 218897 Entered April 23, 2020 · off the market December 5, 2018 · 60 capsules · UPC 7 66298 00406 8

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

Who makes it?

The label names Pure Encapsulations, Inc. (manufacturer), Sudbury, MA. All Pure Encapsulations products.

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