Slippery Elm Lozenges With Vitamin C & Echinacea
by Swanson Premium Brand · lozenge · 60 lozenges
- Off the market since December 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 11547 4
- DSLD label 179247
- Serving 1 lozenge
Slippery Elm Lozenges With Vitamin C & Echinacea by Swanson Premium Brand lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 lozenge, such as 100 mg of vitamin C, 150 mg of slippery elm and 100 mg of echinacea purpurea. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2018.
What is in Slippery Elm Lozenges With Vitamin C & Echinacea?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 lozenge. 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid | 100 mg | 111% | 50% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). |
| Slippery Elm | 150 mg | 48% of 232 products listing slippery elm give more (median 150 mg). | |
| Echinacea purpurea | 100 mg | 63% of 484 products listing echinacea purpurea give more (median 200 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 179247 (entered July 25, 2018), 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Slippery Elm Lozenges With Vitamin C & Echinacea's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Vitamin C with EchinaceaAmazon Elements 2 shared, 56% alike
- Vitamin C + EchinaceaHealthy Directions 2 shared, 56% alike
- Vitamin C + EchinaceaGNC Herbal Plus 2 shared, 56% alike
- Echinacea & Vitamin CNature's Way 2 shared, 56% alike
- Ultra Zinc + LozengesNew Sun 3 shared, 53% alike
- Echinacea With Vitamin C And CalciumNature's Answer · off the market 2 shared, 49% alike
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
- Suggested Use: As a dietary supplement, dissolve one tablet in mouth per day or as desired.
- Warnings
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Warning: Not to be taken by individuals who are pregnant, trying to conceive, or lactating.
- Consult your healthcare provider before use if you have an autoimmune condition. Note: Product contains a desiccant packet to maintain freshness. Do not eat the desiccant packet.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Sugar free
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 179247.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Xylitol, Stearic Acid, natural Lemon flavor, Calcium Palmitate, Rebaudioside A, natural Peppermint flavor.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): V Vegetarian formula.
How many labels does Slippery Elm Lozenges With Vitamin C & Echinacea have?
One label is on file, entered on July 25, 2018.
- Label 179247 (current) Entered July 25, 2018 · off the market December 5, 2023 · 60 lozenges · UPC 0 87614 11547 4
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson Premium Brand products.