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Lithium (Orotate) 5 mg

by Pure Encapsulations · capsule · 180 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 66298 01125 7
  • DSLD label 295525
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 180 servings

Lithium (Orotate) 5 mg by Pure Encapsulations lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 5 mg of lithium and 200 mg of N-acetyl L-cysteine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 18, 2023.

What is in Lithium (Orotate) 5 mg?

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).

Lithium (Orotate) 5 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 295525, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Lithiumas Lithium Orotate5 mgLithium in Lithium (Orotate) 5 mg against 109 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.25 mg to 5 mg, the median 1.5 mg.5 mg

Higher than 64% of 109 products listing lithium (median 1.5 mg).

N-Acetyl L-Cysteinefree-form200 mgN-Acetyl Cysteine in Lithium (Orotate) 5 mg against 1,259 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 55 mg to 500 mg, the median 150 mg.200 mg

Higher than 51% of 1,259 products listing N-acetyl cysteine (median 150 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 295525 (entered July 18, 2023), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Lithium (Orotate) 5 mg's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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 daily with a meal, or as directed by a health professional.
Warnings
Keep out of the reach of children.
Use only if safety seal is intact.
Warning: Not to be taken by pregnant and lactating women. Not to be taken in conjunction with antidepressants unless advised by a health professional.
Consult your health professional before using this product. Individuals with bipolar disorder and depression must be monitored closely by a health professional if taking this supplement. It is recommended that individuals taking this supplement have lithium levels and kidney function monitored regularly. Do not exceed the dose recommended by your health professional.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Certified Gluten Free by the Gluten-Free Certification Organization, www.gluten.org
Gluten-free, Non-GMO & Hypoallergenic
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 295525.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Water, Ascorbyl Palmitate, hypoallergenic Plant Fiber.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GFCO.org (Gluten-Free Certification Organization). Listed with: Certified gluten-free (GFCO) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Lithium (Orotate) 5 mg have?

8 labels are on file under this name since February 25, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 295525 (current) Entered July 18, 2023 · on the market · 180 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01125 7
  2. Label 294005 Entered June 22, 2023 · on the market · 90 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01126 4
  3. Label 246193 Entered March 25, 2021 · off the market July 21, 2022 · 90 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01126 4
  4. Label 246191 Entered March 25, 2021 · off the market July 21, 2022 · 180 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01125 7
  5. Label 219356 Entered May 22, 2020 · off the market June 26, 2019 · 180 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01125 7
  6. Label 219348 Entered April 23, 2020 · off the market November 28, 2018 · 90 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01126 4
  7. Label 204685 Entered July 24, 2019 · off the market December 16, 2020 · 180 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01125 7
  8. Label 184544 Entered February 25, 2019 · off the market December 16, 2020 · 90 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01126 4

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 (distributor), Sudbury, MA. All Pure Encapsulations products.

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