Dr. Mercola
Supplement brand · 🇺🇸 United States
Owned by / part of: Mercola.com Health Resources
Ingredient risk
Contains restricted ingredients
⛔ Red — banned or high-risk ingredients
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Use cautiously in severely immunocompromised patients, ICU patients, and those with central venous catheters — rare cases of probiotic bacteremia and fungemia reported [1].
⚠️ Yellow — use with caution or restricted in some markets
Iron supplementation in iron-replete patients may increase cardiovascular and cancer risk — always document deficiency before prescribing [1].
Granulomatous diseases (sarcoidosis, TB) — unregulated extra-renal CYP27B1 can cause life-threatening hypercalcemia even at standard doses [2][21]
Severe deficiency (<0.50 mmol/L) causes secondary hypocalcemia and hypokalemia that will not correct until magnesium is repleted first [1].
Nitrous oxide anesthesia in subclinically B12-deficient patients can precipitate acute combined degeneration — always check B12 before elective procedures using N₂O [5]
Sensory neuropathy from chronic high-dose B6 (>200 mg/day) — presents as numbness, ataxia. Can be irreversible. Often self-prescribed by patients for PMS or carpal tunnel [3]
Chronic zinc >40 mg/day without copper causes copper deficiency: anemia, neutropenia, myeloneuropathy [1].
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The brand's other 27 identifiable ingredients (Vitamin C, Calcium, Silicon, Vitamin A…) carry no sale bans or restrictions — clear.
Ingredient safety profile
34 of this brand's ingredients matched to PHIG data and classified by regulatory status. Red = banned in ≥1 country · Yellow = restricted but sold · Green = clear.
27 clear6 restricted (sold with limits)1 banned in ≥1 country
+ 12 more clear ingredients not shown.
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No food-safety alerts on record. Cross-checked against the Food Recalls & Alerts archive (🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇦🇺).
Company & ownership
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Supplement and natural-health brand of Dr. Joseph Mercola; sold direct online. (Note: Mercola has drawn regulatory scrutiny over health claims.)
| Established | United States |
| Ownership | Independent, founder-led |
| Parent corporation | Mercola.com Health Resources |
| Public / private | Private |
| Headquarters | Cape Coral, Florida, USA |
Sources: https://www.mercola.com/
Product forms
Capsule (22)Powder (6)Tablet or Pill (4)Liquid (4)Gummy or Jelly (1)
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