Dietary Supplement Database Help
- Finding Information on Brands
- Finding Information on Active Ingredients
- Finding Information on Manufacturers
- Finding Information in the entire database
1. Finding Information on Brands
Browse Brand names by an alphabetical listing
You can view product details by clicking a brand name. The Product
Information tab shows information derived from the label, including Supplement Facts, Manufacturers Suggested Use, Label Warning and Label Claims. Third-party test results, if available, are also included on this page. |
You can see a brand's ingredients by clicking the brand's Ingredient
Information tab. You can sort the active ingredient alphabetically by clicking the red arrow next to the "Active Ingredients" heading or numerically by clicking the red arrows next to the "Daily Value(%)" heading. |
You can also click the Manufacturer Information tab to view the Manufacturer/Distributor name, address, telephone number, and web address,
if available. From the Manufacturer Information page you can link to the other brands in the database that are produced by this manufacturer. |
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Search Brand names
You can limit your search to those brands having label characteristics such as "No Added Sugar," "Vegetarian," "Kosher," etc. by clicking in the appropriate box(es) in the "Limit results to:" list. You may choose up to 3 characteristics at a time from the 32 listed.
You can modify the search results in a similar manner.
Search label
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3. Finding Information on Active Ingredients
Browse Active Ingredients by an alphabetical listing or type
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You can view the active ingredient details by clicking the active ingredient name. The detailed information in the Active Ingredient page includes major Name, Related Names/Sources, Description, and a link to other brands in
the database that contain this active ingredient. Reference links are also provided to other NLM databases that include
A link to ChemID is provided, if available. |
By clicking the "Brands that contain this ingredient" link on the Active Ingredient page, you can view a table of all brands that contain that active ingredient. The amount of an active ingredient per unit (Amount/Unit) and the percent Daily Value (%) that the unit value represents are given
for each brand. (Unit here refers to one tablet, capsule, softgel, etc.) The Brand Names and the Amount/Unit can be sorted by clicking the red arrows. |
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Search Active Ingredients Names or Related Names
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4. Finding Information on Manufacturers
Browse Manufacturers using an alphabetical list
You can browse the Manufacturers/Distributors in the database using an alphabetical list. You can view the Manufacturers/Distributors details by clicking the name. |