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VRL Defense

by Prescribed Choice · capsule · 120 vegetarian capsules

  • Off the market since November 2023 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 10013 80502 7
  • DSLD label 27991
  • Serving 4 capsules
  • 30 servings

VRL Defense by Prescribed Choice lists 10 ingredients, 10 with an amount per serving of 4 capsules, such as 60 mg of vitamin C, 20 mg of zinc, 900 mg of self heal and 800 mg of L-lysine, powder. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 25, 2013.

What is in VRL Defense?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 4 capsules. 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).

VRL Defense: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 27991, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid60 mg100%Vitamin C in VRL Defense against 18,583 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg60 mg

65% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg).

Zincas Zinc Amino Acid ChelateZinc (Form: as Zinc Amino Acid Chelate)20 mg133%Zinc in VRL Defense against 13,186 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg20 mg

Higher than 79% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg).

Self Heal900 mg
L-Lysine, Powder800 mgLysine in VRL Defense against 1,250 products800 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 148.25 mg to 996.25 mg, the median 500 mg.800 mg

Higher than 69% of 1,250 products listing lysine (median 500 mg).

Rosmarinic Acid750 mg
Olive leaf extract600 mgOlive in VRL Defense against 822 products600 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 300 mg, the median 100 mg.600 mg

Higher than 92% of 822 products listing olive (median 100 mg).

Acerola Extract100 mgAcerola in VRL Defense against 436 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 14.5 mg to 300 mg, the median 60 mg.100 mg

Higher than 53% of 436 products listing acerola (median 60 mg).

Clove Flower Powdered Extract50 mgClove in VRL Defense against 110 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 224 mg, the median 60 mg.50 mg

52% of 110 products listing clove give more (median 60 mg).

Ginger root extract40 mgGinger in VRL Defense against 1,770 products40 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 60 mg.40 mg

64% of 1,770 products listing ginger give more (median 60 mg).

Bitter Melon12 mgBitter Melon in VRL Defense against 273 products12 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 450 mg, the median 125 mg.12 mg

97% of 273 products listing bitter melon give more (median 125 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 27991 (entered November 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 600 mg of olive is higher than 92% of the 822 olive products that print an amount; 63 list more.
  • 97% of the 273 products that print an amount of bitter melon list more than its 12 mg of bitter melon (median 125 mg).

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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with VRL Defense's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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 four (4) capsules once a day on an empty stomach, or as directed by a healthcare professional.
Warnings
*NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS* WARNING: This product contains a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm.
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
WARNING: Consult your healthcare professional before taking this product if you are taking any prescriptive medications, pregnant or nursing a baby.
PROPRIETARY FORMULATION
Storage
STORE IN COOL, DRY PLACE.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 27991.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Rice Flour, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Silica.

How many labels does VRL Defense have?

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

  1. Label 27991 (current) Entered November 25, 2013 · off the market November 9, 2023 · 120 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 10013 80502 7

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

Who makes it?

The label names OLYMPIAN LABS INCORPORATED (manufacturer), Scottsdale, AZ. All Prescribed Choice products.

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