1 Product identity

Ingredient risk

2 ingredients to use with caution

B-12 5000 mcg Sublingual

Name: B-12 5000 mcg Sublingual
Brand: Puritan's Pride

BrandPuritan's Pride→Vitamin Lozenge 13 ingredients 2 caution DSLD #285560

Net contents: 60 Fast Melt Microlozenge(s)

Target: Adults and Children 4 years and above

DSLD entry: 2023-05-24

2 Ingredients (13)

IngredientGroupSafety

Vitamin B12Vitamin B12Use with Caution

Coenzyme B12Vitamin B12Use with Caution

MannitolMannitol—

CelluloseCellulose—

CrospovidoneCrospovidone—

Stearic AcidStearic Acid—

Polyethylene GlycolPolyethylene glycol—

natural Cherry flavorFlavor—

Beet juice colorBeet—

Modified Starchmodified Starch—

SilicaSiliconGenerally Safe

SucraloseSucraloseConditionally Safe

Magnesium StearateMagnesiumUse with Caution

Ingredient amounts require the full DSLD label. View full label at NIH DSLD →

⚠️ Use with caution — restricted in some markets

Vitamin B12 — Nitrous oxide anesthesia in subclinically B12-deficient patients can precipitate acute combined degeneration — always check B12 before elective p…

Magnesium — Severe deficiency (<0.50 mmol/L) causes secondary hypocalcemia and hypokalemia that will not correct until magnesium is repleted first [1].

3 Safety cross-reference

Vitamin B12 — Use with Caution

Silicon — Generally Safe

⚠ Very low toxicity

Sucralose — Conditionally Safe

⚠ May affect gut microbiome

⚠ Heating may produce chlorinated compounds

Magnesium — Use with Caution

⚠ Diarrhea (especially oxide)

⚠ Accumulates in renal impairment

4 Label claims

• All Other

• Structure/Function

5 Data source

DSLD ID285560

Full labelView at NIH DSLD →

SourceOffice of Dietary Supplements, NIH

Market statusOn market

Entry date2023-05-24

6 More from Puritan's Pride

View Puritan's Pride Safety Scorecard → 106 products

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7 Cite this page

Vancouver

Pkhakadze G. B-12 5000 mcg Sublingual — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Aug 26]. Available from: https://supplement.ge/products/b-12-5000-mcg-sublingual-285560/

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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