How much caffeine is in supplements and medicines?
We track 35 supplements and medicines with caffeine figures from the brand, USDA FoodData Central, DailyMed or a published lab test.
The typical one has about 150 mg in its usual serving. Bucked Up Mother Bucker is the strongest at 400 mg (1 scoop (19.5 g)); Anacin is the mildest with caffeine at 32 mg.
Excedrin PM has no caffeine at all.
For an 11 pm bedtime, 14 of the 34 with caffeine can still be started at 3 pm or later by an average adult; 0 are too strong to fit into the same day at all.
Each page shows the sizes, how much is still in you at bedtime if you have one at 3 pm, and the latest time to take or drink it for your bedtime.
Supplements and medicine, strongest first
| Serving | for an 11 pm bed | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucked Up Mother Bucker | 1 scoop (19.5 g) | 400 mg | 7:35 am |
| Gorilla Mode Pre-Workout | 2 scoops | 400 mg | 7:35 am |
| Pre-Kaged Elite | 1 scoop (35.7 g) | 388 mg | 7:50 am |
| Gold Standard Pre-Advanced | 1 scoop (20 g) | 300 mg | 9:40 am |
| Pre-Kaged | 1 scoop (29.6 g) | 274 mg | 10:20 am |
| 1st Phorm Project-1 Pre-Workout | 1 serving | 200 mg | 12:35 pm |
| C4 Original Pre-Workout | 1 scoop | 200 mg | 12:35 pm |
| Caffeine Pills (200 mg) | 1 pill | 200 mg | 12:35 pm |
| Gatorade Fast Twitch Pre-Workout | 1 scoop | 200 mg | 12:35 pm |
| Ghost Legend Pre-Workout | 1 serving | 200 mg | 12:35 pm |
| Jocko Fuel Pre-Workout | 1 scoop | 200 mg | 12:35 pm |
| NoDoz | 1 tablet | 200 mg | 12:35 pm |
| Thorne Advanced Pre-Workout | 2 scoops (14.8 g) | 200 mg | 12:35 pm |
| Vivarin | 1 tablet | 200 mg | 12:35 pm |
| Mr. Hyde Pre-Workout | 1 scoop, Infinite | 190 mg | 12:55 pm |
| Gold Standard Pre-Workout | 1 scoop | 175 mg | 1:35 pm |
| C4 Ripped | 1 scoop (6.3 g) | 150 mg | 2:40 pm |
| Goody's Hangover Powder | 1 powder packet | 150 mg | 2:40 pm |
| Goody's Mental Alert Powder | 1 powder pack | 150 mg | 2:40 pm |
| Momentous Pre-Workout | 2 scoops (14.2 g) | 150 mg | 2:40 pm |
| G FUEL Energy Formula | 1 scoop | 140 mg | 3:10 pm |
| Amino Energy | 1 serving (2 scoops, 9 g) | 100 mg | 5:35 pm |
| Ergotamine and Caffeine (Cafergot) | 1 tablet | 100 mg | 5:35 pm |
| BC Powder | 1 powder packet | 65 mg | 8:45 pm |
| Excedrin Extra Strength | 1 caplet | 65 mg | 8:45 pm |
| Excedrin Migraine | 1 caplet | 65 mg | 8:45 pm |
| Excedrin Tension Headache | 1 caplet | 65 mg | 8:45 pm |
| Goody's Cool Orange | 1 powder packet | 65 mg | 8:45 pm |
| Pamprin Max | 1 caplet | 65 mg | 8:45 pm |
| Midol Complete | 1 caplet | 60 mg | 9:25 pm |
| Butalbital, Acetaminophen and Caffeine (Fioricet) | 1 capsule | 40 mg | Any time |
| Bayer Back & Body | 1 caplet | 33 mg | Any time |
| Goody's Extra Strength Headache Powder | 1 powder packet | 33 mg | Any time |
| Anacin | 1 tablet | 32 mg | Any time |
| Excedrin PM | 1 caplet | None | Any time |
"Finish by" is the latest time to start one serving so that an average adult is under 50 mg of caffeine from 11 pm through the night. Each product page has other bedtimes and sensitivity levels.