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Respiration Formula

by Bronson Laboratories · tablet or pill · 180 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 16563 49602 9
  • DSLD label 8477
  • Serving 1 tablet; amounts per 3 tablets

Respiration Formula by Bronson Laboratories lists 12 ingredients, 12 with an amount per serving of 3 tablets, such as 10,000 IU of beta-carotene, 500 mg of vitamin C, 63.9 mg of calcium and 38.5 mg of magnesium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 1, 2012.

What is in Respiration Formula?

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).

Respiration Formula: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 8477, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Beta-Carotene10,000 IU200%Vitamin A in Respiration Formula against 5,772 products10,000 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 2,000 IU to 5,000 IU, the median 4,000 IU.10,000 IU

Higher than 82% of 5,772 products listing vitamin A (median 4,000 IU). Per day at the most servings: 30,000 IU.

Vitamin Cas Magnesium AscorbateVitamin C (Form: as Magnesium Ascorbate)500 mg834%Vitamin C in Respiration Formula against 18,583 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg500 mg

Higher than 81% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,500 mg.

Calciumas Dicalcium PhosphateCalcium (Form: as Dicalcium Phosphate)63.9 mg6%Calcium in Respiration Formula against 17,831 products63.9 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg63.9 mg

67% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 191.7 mg.

Magnesiumas Magnesium AscorbateMagnesium (Form: as Magnesium Ascorbate)38.5 mg10%Magnesium in Respiration Formula against 14,003 products38.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg38.5 mg

73% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg). Per day at the most servings: 115.5 mg.

Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin B6 (Form: as Pyridoxine HCl)20 mg1,000%Vitamin B6 in Respiration Formula against 15,277 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg20 mg

Higher than 71% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg.

Pantothenic Acidas D-Calcium PantothenatePantothenic Acid (Form: as D-Calcium Pantothenate)100 mg1,000%Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) in Respiration Formula against 10,060 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mg to 50 mg, the median 12 mg.DV 5 mg100 mg

Higher than 86% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) (median 12 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Zincas Zinc L-MethionineZinc (Form: as zinc L-methionine)10 mg67%Zinc in Respiration Formula against 13,186 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg10 mg

51% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 30 mg.

Quercetin Dihydrate500 mgQuercetin in Respiration Formula against 1,548 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 26.5 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.500 mg

Higher than 84% of 1,548 products listing quercetin (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,500 mg.

Thymus Concentrate25 mgThymus in Respiration Formula against 122 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 198.75 mg, the median 50.5 mg.25 mg

72% of 122 products listing thymus give more (median 50.5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 75 mg.

Nettle Leaves500 mgStinging Nettle in Respiration Formula against 710 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 300 mg, the median 120 mg.500 mg

Higher than 87% of 710 products listing stinging nettle (median 120 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,500 mg.

Bromelain500 mgBromelain in Respiration Formula against 1,337 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 200 mg, the median 50 mg.500 mg

Higher than 90% of 1,337 products listing bromelain (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,500 mg.

Licorice200 mgLicorice in Respiration Formula against 888 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 42 mg to 300 mg, the median 100 mg.200 mg

Higher than 68% of 888 products listing licorice (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 8477 (entered June 1, 2012), 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 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Respiration Formula'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
DIRECTIONS: As a dietary supplement for adults, take one tablet three times daily, or as directed by a health professional.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place. Protect from light.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 8477.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Dicalcium Phosphate, Croscarmellose Sodium, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide.

How many labels does Respiration Formula have?

2 labels are on file under this name since April 26, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 8477 (current) Entered June 1, 2012 · on the market · 180 tablets · UPC 7 16563 49602 9
  2. Label 8479 Entered April 26, 2012 · on the market · 90 tablets · UPC 7 16563 49601 2

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

Who makes it?

The label names Bronson Laboratories (manufacturer), Lindon, UT. All Bronson Laboratories products.

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