Cortrex
by Thorne · capsule · 60 capsules
- Off the market since January 2025 (NIH)
- UPC 6 93749 80103 0
- DSLD label 284206
- Serving 1 capsule
- 60 servings
Cortrex by Thorne lists 9 ingredients, 9 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 50 mg of vitamin C, 10 mg of thiamine, 5 mg of riboflavin and 5 mg of vitamin B6. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 21, 2023.
What is in Cortrex?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid | 50 mg | 55% | 77% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg. |
| Thiamineas Thiamine HydrochlorideThiamin (Form: as Thiamin HCl) | 10 mg | 833% | Higher than 59% of 9,830 products listing thiamin (median 5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 20 mg. |
| Riboflavinas Riboflavin 5'-Phosphate SodiumRiboflavin (Form: as Riboflavin 5'-Phosphate Sodium) | 5 mg | 385% | Higher than 51% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin (median 4 mg). Per day at the most servings: 10 mg. |
| Vitamin B6as Pyridoxal 5-PhosphateVitamin B6 (Form: as Pyridoxal 5'-Phosphate) | 5 mg | 294% | 51% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 10 mg. |
| Pantothenic Acidas Calcium PantothenatePantothenic Acid (Form: as Calcium Pantothenate) | 50 mg | 1,000% | Higher than 72% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) (median 12 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg. |
| Zincas TRAACS Zinc Bisglycinate ChelateZinc (Form: as TRAACS Zinc Bisglycinate Chelate) | 10 mg | 91% | 51% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 20 mg. |
| Adrenalas Bovine | 125 mg | Higher than 65% of 218 products listing adrenals (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 310 mg. | |
| Licorice | 75 mg | 52% of 888 products listing licorice give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg. | |
| Adrenal Cortexas Bovine | 30 mg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 284206 (entered February 21, 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 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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- CortrexThorne Research · off the market same ingredients
- Adrenplus-300Douglas Laboratories 7 shared, 60% alike
- AdrenaCortKaruna 5 shared, 56% alike
- Adrenal SupportNature's Sunshine 8 shared, 56% alike
- Tad+Genestra Brands 8 shared, 56% alike
- Adrenal ComplexIntegrative Therapeutics 5 shared, 55% 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: Take 1 capsule one to two times daily or as recommended by your health-care practitioner.
- Warnings
- Tamper evident: Use only if bottle is sealed.
- Warning: If pregnant, do not use this product.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten free
- Storage
- Store tightly sealed in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 284206.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Leucine, Silicon Dioxide.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Manufactured in the USA using US & imported ingredients.
How many labels does Cortrex have?
4 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 284206 (current) Entered February 21, 2023 · off the market January 23, 2025 · 60 capsules · UPC 6 93749 80103 0
- Label 269905 Entered June 16, 2022 · off the market November 30, 2022 · 60 capsules · UPC 6 93749 80103 0
- Label 207303 Entered September 24, 2019 · off the market December 1, 2021 · 60 capsules · UPC 6 93749 80103 0
- Label 182544 Entered October 25, 2018 · off the market March 13, 2019 · 60 capsules · UPC 6 93749 80103 0
DSLD also links this label to: Cortrex (image difference, same product), Cortrex (image difference, same product), Cortrex (image difference, same product), Cortrex (image difference, same product), Cortrex (image difference, same product), Cortrex (image difference, same product).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Thorne Research, Inc. (manufacturer). All Thorne products.