Flush Free Niacin 500 mg
by Swanson · capsule · 240 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 21021 6
- DSLD label 204316
- Serving 1 capsule
Flush Free Niacin 500 mg by Swanson lists one ingredient: 500 mg of inositol hexaniacinate per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 24, 2019.
What is in Flush Free Niacin 500 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inositol Hexaniacinate | 500 mg | Higher than 51% of 84 products listing inositol nicotinate (median 285 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,500 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 204316 (entered June 24, 2019), 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?
3 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Flush-Free Niacin (Inositol Hexaniacinate) 500 mgSwanson Ultra same ingredients
- Inositol Hexanicotinate 500 mgSuperSmart · off the market same ingredients
- Inositol Hexanicotinate 1500 mgSuperSmart same ingredients
- Flush-Free Niacin 500 mgNature Made 1 shared, 77% alike
- Flush-Free Niacin 400 mgCountry Life · off the market 1 shared, 76% alike
- Niacinate-400 (Inositol Hexaniacinate)Douglas Laboratories 1 shared, 76% 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, take one capsule three times per day with food and water.
- Warnings
- Warning: For adults only.
- Consult physician before using this or any product if you are pregnant or nursing, taking medication or have a medical condition.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 204316.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Rice Flour, Gelatin, Magnesium Stearate, Silica.
How many labels does Flush Free Niacin 500 mg have?
2 labels are on file under this name since June 25, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 204316 (current) Entered June 24, 2019 · on the market · 240 capsules · UPC 0 87614 21021 6
- Label 178529 Entered June 25, 2018 · off the market July 24, 2018 · 240 capsules · UPC 0 87614 21021 6
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 products.