MemoPryl fact check: claims, sources, gaps

No. Six names come from a sibling pack, and the bottle you receive may differ.

They are phosphatidylserine, ginkgo biloba leaf, N-acetyl L-carnitine, St. John's wort, brahmi and L-glutamine. Amounts are not printed on any image we have.

On the research side, a large ginkgo trial in more than 3,000 adults found no reduction in dementia (DeKosky 2008, GEM trial, JAMA), while a bacopa meta-analysis of trials lasting 12 weeks or more suggested it may help attention speed (Kongkeaw 2014, Bacopa meta-analys.). Those trials used standardized extracts at amounts we cannot match to your bottle.

1. Label A“Optimized Memory*”No trial has tested MemoPryl. In the 3,069-person GEM trial, ginkgo did not lower dementia rates versus placebo; NCCIH calls the evidence for most supplements inconclusive. (DeKosky 2008, GEM trial, JAMA) (NCCIH, Supplements and Cognition)
2. Label A“Improves Mental Clarity*”'Improves' is a strong verb for a structure/function claim. Bacopa trials of 12 weeks or more reported faster attention in a meta-analysis, at 300 mg or more of extract, an amount no bottle image prints. (Kongkeaw 2014, Bacopa meta-analys.) (LiverTox, Bacopa monnieri)
3. Label A“Supports Focus*”St. John's wort is studied for mood, not focus, and glutamine has no memory trial. No bottle image prints an amount of any ingredient. (NCCIH, St. John's Wort in depth) (MSK, Glutamine)
4. Label B“Supports Concentration*”Ingredient-level evidence at doses this site cannot see. Health claims generally need randomized human testing of the product itself. (FTC, Health Products Guidance)
5. Label B“Supports Brain Energy*”'Brain energy' is not a medical measure. A Cochrane review of acetyl-L-carnitine in dementia found no effect on severity. (NIH ODS, Carnitine) (Pennisi 2020, ALC in dementia)
6. Label B“Supports Productivity*”Productivity is not something supplement trials measure. The FTC says personal stories are never enough to back a health claim. (FTC, Health Products Guidance)
7. Both labelsThe FDA asteriskStructure/function wording is allowed with the FDA disclaimer. It is not FDA approval and not a disease claim. (FDA, Structure/Function Claims)
8. Badges“Doctor formulated”, “GMP certified”, “FDA registered”No doctor, certifier or audit is named. FDA registers facilities; it does not approve them or the supplement. (FDA, Hidden Ingredients) (FDA, Using Dietary Supplements)
9. Bottle30 capsules and Cognitive Support, or 60 capsules and Advanced FormulaThe two bottle images in the brand set disagree. Only the bottle you receive settles it.

Claims as printed on the two bottle images. Health claims need competent and reliable scientific evidence, generally human trials of the same product (FTC, Health Products Guidance).