1 Product identity
Ingredient risk
1 ingredient to use with caution
Cold Season Zinc Lozenges With Selenium Cherry Flavor
BrandAltrum→Botanical with Nutrients Lozenge 15 ingredients 1 caution DSLD #41662Net contents: 100 Lozenge(s)
Target: Adults and Children 4 years and above
DSLD entry: 2015-01-23
2 Ingredients (15)
IngredientGroupSafety
DextroseGlucose—
Beet SugarSucrose—
Vegetable OilVegetable Oil (unspecified)—
Artificial flavorFlavor—
HoneyHoney—
Vegetable CelluloseCellulose—
Ingredient amounts require the full DSLD label. View full label at NIH DSLD →
⚠️ Use with caution — restricted in some markets
Zinc — Chronic zinc >40 mg/day without copper causes copper deficiency: anemia, neutropenia, myeloneuropathy [1].
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
Zinc — Use with Caution
⚠ Copper deficiency at >40 mg/day
⚠ Nausea, metallic taste
Selenium — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Selenosis >400 mcg
⚠ Diabetes risk at high doses
NAC — Limited Evidence
⚠ GI upset
⚠ Rare bronchospasm
Propolis — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Allergic reactions (bee product)
⚠ Contact dermatitis
Slippery Elm — Generally Safe
⚠ May slow medication absorption — separate 2h
⚠ GI coating effect
Calcium — Limited Evidence
⚠ Cardiovascular risk debated >1,000 mg/day
⚠ Kidney stones
Silicon — Generally Safe
⚠ Very low toxicity
4 Label claims
• Nutrient
5 Data source
DSLD ID41662
Full labelView at NIH DSLD →
SourceOffice of Dietary Supplements, NIH
Market statusOn market
Entry date2015-01-23
6 More from Altrum
View Altrum Safety Scorecard → 12 products
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Vancouver
Pkhakadze G. Cold Season Zinc Lozenges With Selenium Cherry Flavor — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Jun 24]. Available from: https://supplement.ge/products/cold-season-zinc-lozenges-with-selenium-cherry-flavor-41662/
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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Publisher: PHIG