Tongkat capsules vary in weight. How significant is this?

Comment · Mon, November 1, 2021 · 24 pts

You are always going to have a manufacturing tolerance. No machine is 100% accurate. Even manual filling will have manufacturing variance. It's how to set your targets and ensure that the entire batch meets your specs th

Comment · Mon, November 1, 2021 · 10 pts

We will never cut corners because of supply chain issues. We will go out of stock before I let my team approve a batch that does not meet our specs. People can attest to this over the years. We will go out of stock for l

Comment · Mon, November 1, 2021 · 3 pts

We assay the finished capsules to ensure they contain what they are supposed to every single batch. We also skew our targets up. This is to ensure our average fill weights are always OVER target, not under. This means yo

Comment · Mon, November 1, 2021 · 4 pts

The only way you can reliably do that is via assay, which we do on every batch. We assay the contents of the finished capsules via HPLC/UPLC to ensure they contain the actives they are supposed to.

Comment · Mon, November 1, 2021 · 6 pts

We are absolutely regulated by the FDA. We have thousands of regulations we need to follow, and our facility is inspected by FDA inspectors. Capsule content amounts and variance are absolutely part of the FDA regulations

Comment · Mon, November 1, 2021 · 6 pts

It's definitely a common misconception. However, I do find it funny being in the industry and hearing it. Next time we have to deal with an FDA inspector, I wonder how they would respond if we just told them: "You can't

Comment · Tue, November 2, 2021 · 6 pts

That just means the statements have not been evaluated by the FDA pre-market. In the drug industry, the marketing statements are pre-approved by the FDA before it goes to market. The same goes for the warnings. This is w

Comment · Tue, November 16, 2021 · 2 pts

It's my pleasure! Thanks for the support!