1 Product identity

Ingredient risk

Contains restricted ingredients

DHEA

Name: DHEA
Brand: Energetix

BrandEnergetix→Other Combinations Liquid 14 ingredients 2 banned 1 caution DSLD #22802

Net contents: 2 fl. Oz.

Target: Adults and Children 4 years and above

DSLD entry: 2013-06-25

2 Ingredients (14)

IngredientGroupSafety

DehydroepiandrosteroneDHEABanned in ≥1 country

Vitamin B3NiacinConditionally Safe

PregnenolonePregnenoloneBanned in ≥1 country

purified WaterWater—

GlycerinGlycerol—

Lecithinlecithin—

Castor OilCastor Oil—

Natural Orange FavorFlavor—

Mixed TocopherolsVitamin EConditionally Safe

Stevia rebaudiana extractStevia—

Potassium SorbatePotassium sorbate—

Orange OilOrange (unspecified)—

Trace MineralsBlend (Combination)—

Zinc GluconateZincUse with Caution

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

⛔ Contains an ingredient banned in ≥1 country

DHEA 🇨🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 🇦🇺 — Not approved for OTC sale as supplement.

Pregnenolone 🇨🇦 🇪🇺 🇦🇺 — Not permitted in NHPs.

⚠️ 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

DHEA — Banned in ≥1 country

⚠ Hormonal: acne, hirsutism, voice deepening

⚠ May promote hormone-sensitive cancers

Niacin — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Flushing at >50 mg

⚠ Hepatotoxicity at high doses

Pregnenolone — Banned in ≥1 country

⚠ Hormone precursor (DHEA, progesterone, cortisol, testosterone)

⚠ Hormonal disruption

Vitamin E — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Increased bleeding risk

⚠ All-cause mortality at >400 IU/day

Potassium — Limited Evidence

⚠ Hyperkalemia risk

⚠ Dangerous with ACE inhibitors

Zinc — Use with Caution

⚠ Copper deficiency at >40 mg/day

⚠ Nausea, metallic taste

4 Label claims

• All Other

• Structure/Function

5 Data source

DSLD ID22802

Full labelView at NIH DSLD →

SourceOffice of Dietary Supplements, NIH

Market statusOn market

Entry date2013-06-25

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7 Cite this page

Vancouver

Pkhakadze G. DHEA — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Aug 27]. Available from: https://academy.gmj.ge/products/dsld-22802/

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.
Publisher: PHIG