Virt-Gard
by Virtus Pharmaceuticals · tablet or pill · 100 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 3 76439 35310 0
- DSLD label 264207
- Serving 1 tablet
- 100 servings
Virt-Gard by Virtus Pharmaceuticals lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 25 mg of vitamin B6, 3,667 mcg DFE of folate and 1 mg of vitamin B12. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 18, 2021.
What is in Virt-Gard?
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 B6as Pyridoxine Hydrochloride | 25 mg | 1,471% | Higher than 76% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg). |
| Folate | 3,667 mcg DFE | 917% | |
| Folic Acid | 2,200 mcg | ||
| Vitamin B12as Cyanocobalamin | 1 mg | 41,667% | Higher than 89% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 264207 (entered December 18, 2021), 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 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Rx Support DiabetesBronson Laboratories same ingredients
- FabbMidlothian Laboratories · off the market same ingredients
- Folgard RX TabletsUpsher-Smith same ingredients
- Active B TrioProThera · off the market same ingredients
- B12 B6 & Folate CherryHallelujah Diet same ingredients
- BioActive Vitamin BTerry Naturally 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
- Directions For Use (Adults): 1 tablet daily or as directed by a licensed medical practitioner.
- Warnings
- Description: Virt-Gard is an orally administered prescription dietary supplement and should be administered under the supervision of a licensed medical practitioner.
- Caution: High levels of folic acid may hide signs of B-12 deficiency, such as pernicious anemia. See package insert for more information.
- Precautions, contraindications, side effects: See package insert for more information.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Storage
- Storage: Store at controlled room temperature 20 degrees to 25 degrees C (68 degrees to 77 degrees F). Excursions permitted between 15 degrees to 30 degrees C (59 degrees to 86 degrees F). Protect from light and moisture. Dispense in a tight, light-resistant container.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 264207.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Dicalcium Phosphate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Starch, Pregelatinized, Hypromellose, Polydextrose, Titanium Dioxide, Talc, Maltodextrin, Medium Chain Triglyceride, FD&C Red #40, FD&C Yellow #6, FD&C Blue #1, Stearic Acid, Silicon Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate.
How many labels does Virt-Gard have?
One label is on file, entered on December 18, 2021.
- Label 264207 (current) Entered December 18, 2021 · on the market · 100 tablets · UPC 3 76439 35310 0
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Virtus Pharmaceuticals OPCO II, LLC (distributor), Nashville, TN. All Virtus Pharmaceuticals products.