1 Product identity
Ingredient risk
2 ingredients to use with caution
B-12 500 mcg Sublingual
BrandPuritan's Pride→Vitamin Lozenge 9 ingredients 2 caution DSLD #285561Net contents: 100 Fast Melt Microlozenge(s)
Target: Adults and Children 4 years and above
DSLD entry: 2023-05-24
2 Ingredients (9)
IngredientGroupSafety
MannitolMannitol—
CelluloseCellulose—
Stearic AcidStearic Acid—
Beet juice colorColor—
CrospovidoneCrospovidone—
natural Cherry flavorcherry (unspecified)—
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
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 ID285561
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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Vancouver
Pkhakadze G. B-12 500 mcg Sublingual — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Sep 01]. Available from: https://supplement.ge/products/dsld-285561/
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