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Vision Formula

by CVS Pharmacy · tablet or pill · 120 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 50428 06516 7
  • DSLD label 18283
  • Serving 1 tablet

Vision Formula by CVS Pharmacy lists 7 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 1,000 IU of vitamin A, 200 mg of vitamin C, 60 IU of vitamin E and 40 mg of zinc. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 25, 2013.

What is in Vision Formula?

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).

Vision Formula: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 18283, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Aas Beta-CaroteneVitamin A (Form: as Beta Carotene)1,000 IU20%Vitamin A in Vision Formula against 5,772 products1,000 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 2,000 IU to 5,000 IU, the median 4,000 IU.1,000 IU

84% of 5,772 products listing vitamin A give more (median 4,000 IU).

Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid200 mg333%Vitamin C in Vision Formula against 18,583 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg200 mg

Higher than 63% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg).

Vitamin Eas DL-Alpha-Tocopheryl AcetateVitamin E (Form: as DL-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate)60 IU200%Vitamin E in Vision Formula against 6,459 products60 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 15 IU to 100 IU, the median 30 IU.60 IU

Higher than 65% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E (median 30 IU).

Zincas Zinc OxideZinc (Form: from Zinc Oxide)40 mg267%Zinc in Vision Formula against 13,186 products40 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg40 mg

Higher than 96% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg).

Seleniumas Sodium SelenateSelenium (Form: from Sodium Selenate)55 mcg79%Selenium in Vision Formula against 7,658 products55 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 27 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 55 mcg.DV 55 mcgUL 400 mcg55 mcg

50% of 7,658 products listing selenium give more (median 55 mcg).

Copperas Cupric OxideCopper (Form: from Cupric Oxide)2 mg100%Copper in Vision Formula against 6,468 products2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.DV 0.9 mgUL 10 mg2 mg

Higher than 66% of 6,468 products listing copper (median 1 mg).

Lutein2 mgLutein in Vision Formula against 2,493 products2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 10 mg, the median 3 mg.2 mg

52% of 2,493 products listing lutein give more (median 3 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 18283 (entered February 25, 2013), 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?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • Its 40 mg of zinc is higher than 96% of the 13,186 zinc products that print an amount; 434 list more.

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.

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
RECOMMENDED INTAKE: Adults: One tablet, one time daily, or as directed by your doctor.
Warnings
DO NOT USE IF PRINTED SEAL UNDER CAP IS BROKEN OR MISSING
Keep this product out of the reach of children.
If you are pregnant or nursing a baby, ask a doctor before using this product.
Storage
STORE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 18283.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Dicalcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Gelatin, modified Food Starch, Croscarmellose Sodium, Crospovidone, Titanium Dioxide, Dextrin, Hypromellose, Magnesium Stearate, Stearic Acid, Calcium Silicate, Polyethylene Glycol, Lecithin, FD&C Yellow #6 Lake.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): FloraGLO LUTEIN (image)(R).

How many labels does Vision Formula have?

One label is on file, entered on February 25, 2013.

  1. Label 18283 (current) Entered February 25, 2013 · on the market · 120 tablets · UPC 0 50428 06516 7

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names CVS Pharmacy, Inc. (distributor), Woonsocket, RI. All CVS Pharmacy products.

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