Buffered C-500 mg
by Specialty Pharmacy · tablet or pill · 250 tablets
- Off the market since November 2023 (NIH)
- DSLD label 4926
- Serving 1 tablet
Buffered C-500 mg by Specialty Pharmacy lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 500 mg of vitamin C and 55 mg of calcium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2012.
What is in Buffered C-500 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. 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 Calcium AscorbateVitamin C (Form: as Calcium Ascorbate) | 500 mg | 833% | Higher than 81% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,000 mg. |
| Calciumas Calcium AscorbateCalcium (Form: as Calcium Ascorbate) | 55 mg | 6% | 71% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 110 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 4926 (entered June 25, 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 1 to 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.
- Buffered Vitamin C 500 mgSwanson · off the market same ingredients
- Buffered CSwanson Premium Brand · off the market same ingredients
- Mild C 500 mgCarlson same ingredients
- Vitamin C Ascorbyl PalmitateBronson same ingredients
- Non-Acid Vitamin C-500Windmill · off the market same ingredients
- Buffered Vitamin C 500 mg Calcium AscorbateGood 'N Natural · off the market same ingredients
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, adults take 1 tablet , one (1) to two (2) times daily with meals or as directed by a health care professional.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- CONTAINS NO ADDED: sugar, salt, dairy, yeast, wheat, corn, soy, preservatives, artificial colors, or flavors.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place away from direct light.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 4926.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Magnesium Stearate, Cellulose, Vegetable Stearin, Dicalcium Phosphate, Silica.
How many labels does Buffered C-500 mg have?
One label is on file, entered on June 25, 2012.
- Label 4926 (current) Entered June 25, 2012 · off the market November 9, 2023 · 250 tablets
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Specialty Pharmacy, Inc. (distributor), Flowood, Mississippi. All Specialty Pharmacy products.