1 Product identity
Ingredient risk
8 ingredients to use with caution
Active Man's Formula
BrandVitabase→Other Combinations Tablet or Pill 43 ingredients 8 caution DSLD #6816Net contents: 90 Tablet(s)
Target: Adults and Children 4 years and above
DSLD entry: 2012-03-23
2 Ingredients (43)
IngredientGroupSafety
Muira Puama powderMuira Puama—
Pygeum africanum bark extractPygeum—
LycopeneLycopene—
Policosanol ComplexPolicosanol—
Hops strobiles extractHops —
CelluloseCellulose—
Ingredient amounts require the full DSLD label. View full label at NIH DSLD →
⚠️ Use with caution — restricted in some markets
Vitamin D — Granulomatous diseases (sarcoidosis, TB) — unregulated extra-renal CYP27B1 can cause life-threatening hypercalcemia even at standard doses [2][21]
Thiamin — Wernicke encephalopathy: classic triad (confusion, ophthalmoplegia, ataxia) is present in only 16% of cases — any ONE element in an at-risk patie…
Vitamin B6 — Sensory neuropathy from chronic high-dose B6 (>200 mg/day) — presents as numbness, ataxia. Can be irreversible. Often self-prescribed by patients…
Vitamin B12 — Nitrous oxide anesthesia in subclinically B12-deficient patients can precipitate acute combined degeneration — always check B12 before elective p…
Iron — Iron supplementation in iron-replete patients may increase cardiovascular and cancer risk — always document deficiency before prescribing [1].
Magnesium — Severe deficiency (<0.50 mmol/L) causes secondary hypocalcemia and hypokalemia that will not correct until magnesium is repleted first [1].
Zinc — Chronic zinc >40 mg/day without copper causes copper deficiency: anemia, neutropenia, myeloneuropathy [1].
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3 Safety cross-reference
Vitamin A — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Teratogenic at high doses
⚠ Hepatotoxic with chronic excess
Vitamin C — Generally Safe
⚠ GI distress at high doses
⚠ Kidney stones risk >1g/day
Vitamin D — Use with Caution
⚠ Hypercalcemia at >10,000 IU/day
⚠ Vascular calcification risk
Vitamin E — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Increased bleeding risk
⚠ All-cause mortality at >400 IU/day
Thiamin — Use with Caution
Riboflavin — Generally Safe
⚠ Harmless yellow urine
Niacin — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Flushing at >50 mg
⚠ Hepatotoxicity at high doses
Vitamin B6 — Use with Caution
Folate — Conditionally Safe
⚠ May mask B12 deficiency
⚠ Colorectal cancer risk debated
Vitamin B12 — Use with Caution
Biotin — Generally Safe
⚠ Interferes with troponin and thyroid lab assays
Pantothenic Acid — Generally Safe
⚠ Diarrhea at very high doses
Calcium — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Cardiovascular risk debated >1,000 mg/day
⚠ Kidney stones
Iron — Use with Caution
⚠ GI upset, constipation
⚠ Fatal toxicity in children
Iodine — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Thyroid dysfunction at excess
⚠ Kelp: variable content
Magnesium — Use with Caution
⚠ Diarrhea (especially oxide)
⚠ Accumulates in renal impairment
Zinc — Use with Caution
⚠ Copper deficiency at >40 mg/day
⚠ Nausea, metallic taste
Selenium — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Selenosis >400 mcg
⚠ Diabetes risk at high doses
Copper — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Hepatotoxicity at high doses
Manganese — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Neurotoxicity with chronic excess
Chromium — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Hypoglycemia with diabetes meds
⚠ Rare renal/hepatic toxicity
Molybdenum — Generally Safe
⚠ Very low toxicity
Potassium — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Hyperkalemia risk
⚠ Dangerous with ACE inhibitors
Maca — Use with Caution
⚠ Goitrogenic
⚠ Hormonal effects
Tribulus — Limited Evidence
⚠ Liver and kidney toxicity case reports
⚠ Hormonal claims poorly supported
Colostrum — Generally Safe
⚠ Dairy allergy risk
⚠ GI effects
Panax Ginseng — Limited Evidence
⚠ Insomnia
⚠ Estrogenic effects
Green Tea Extract — Limited Evidence
⚠ HEPATOTOXICITY >800 mg EGCG
⚠ Iron absorption inhibition
Saw Palmetto — Generally Safe
⚠ Anti-androgenic
⚠ May affect PSA
Guggul — Limited Evidence
⚠ GI upset, headache
⚠ Thyroid stimulation
Grape Seed Extract — Limited Evidence
⚠ Antiplatelet effect
⚠ May interact with anticoagulants
Passionflower — Generally Safe
⚠ Drowsiness
⚠ Uterine stimulant
Silicon — Generally Safe
⚠ Very low toxicity
4 Label claims
• All Other
5 Data source
DSLD ID6816
Full labelView at NIH DSLD →
SourceOffice of Dietary Supplements, NIH
Market statusOn market
Entry date2012-03-23
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Vancouver
Pkhakadze G. Active Man's Formula — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Jun 28]. Available from: https://supplement.ge/products/active-mans-formula-6816/
CC BY 4.0. Product data from NIH DSLD; safety analysis by SupplementIndex.
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PHIG · Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD
Product data sourced from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD). Safety cross-referencing by SupplementIndex. This analysis is for informational purposes only. For corrections: info@accreditation.ge.
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