Vitamin B-12 1,000 mcg
by Geri-Care · tablet or pill · 100 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 3 57896 89601 0
- DSLD label 309706
- Serving 1 tablet
- 100 servings
Vitamin B-12 1,000 mcg by Geri-Care lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 1,000 mcg of vitamin B12 and 30 mg of calcium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 20, 2024.
What is in Vitamin B-12 1,000 mcg?
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 B12as Cyanocobalamin | 1,000 mcg | 41,667% | Higher than 89% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg). |
| Calciumas Dicalcium Phosphate | 30 mg | 2% | 84% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 309706 (entered June 20, 2024), 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.
- B12 TurboHUM same ingredients
- Vitamin B-12 1000 mcg Time ReleasedBasic Vitamins same ingredients
- Timed Release B12 Vitamin 1000 mcgSpring Valley same ingredients
- Vitamin B-12 1000 mcgPlus Pharma same ingredients
- Vitamin B-12 1000 mcgReliable 1 Laboratories same ingredients
- Triple Action Vitamin B12 1000 mcgHealth Thru Nutrition Naturally · 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: Adults - one tablet daily as dietary supplement, or as recommended by your health professional.
- Warnings
- As with any supplement, if you are pregnant, nursing, or taking medication, ask a health professional before use.
- Tamper evident: Do not use if imprinted seal under cap is missing or broken.
- Keep out of reach of children Package not child resistant
- Storage
- Store at room temperature
Source: label statements in DSLD label 309706.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Croscarmellose Sodium, Silica, Hypromellose, Polyethylene Glycol, Hydroxypropyl Cellulose, Carnauba Wax.
How many labels does Vitamin B-12 1,000 mcg have?
2 labels are on file under this name since September 24, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 309706 (current) Entered June 20, 2024 · on the market · 100 tablets · UPC 3 57896 89601 0
- Label 206584 Entered September 24, 2019 · off the market August 18, 2023 · 100 tablets · UPC 3 57896 89601 0
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Geri-Care Pharmaceuticals Corp. (distributor), Lakewood, NJ. All Geri-Care products.