1 Product identity

Ingredient risk

Contains restricted ingredients

Iron Tablets

Name: Iron Tablets
Brand: Equate

BrandEquate→Mineral Tablet or Pill 15 ingredients 1 banned 2 caution DSLD #25913

Net contents: 30 Tablet(s)

Target: Adults and Children 4 years and above

DSLD entry: 2013-09-25

2 Ingredients (15)

IngredientGroupSafety

IronIronUse with Caution

dried ferrous sulfateIronUse with Caution

Dicalcium PhosphateCalciumConditionally Safe

Microcrystalline CelluloseCellulose—

HypromelloseHypromellose—

Stearic AcidStearic Acid—

Polyvinyl AlcoholPolyvinyl alcohol—

Magnesium StearateMagnesiumUse with Caution

Polyethylene GlycolPolyethylene glycol—

TalcMagnesium SilicateUse with Caution

Silicon DioxideSiliconGenerally Safe

Titanium DioxideTitanium DioxideBanned in ≥1 country

FD&C red 40 aluminum lakeColor—

FD&C Yellow 6 Aluminum LakeColor—

FD&C blue 1 aluminum lakeColor—

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

⛔ Contains an ingredient banned in ≥1 country

Titanium Dioxide 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 — France banned TiO₂ in food from January 2020, first EU country.

⚠️ Use with caution — restricted in some markets

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].

3 Safety cross-reference

Iron — Use with Caution

⚠ GI upset, constipation

⚠ Fatal toxicity in children

Calcium — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Cardiovascular risk debated >1,000 mg/day

⚠ Kidney stones

Magnesium — Use with Caution

⚠ Diarrhea (especially oxide)

⚠ Accumulates in renal impairment

Silicon — Generally Safe

⚠ Very low toxicity

Titanium Dioxide — Banned in ≥1 country

⚠ EFSA: can no longer be considered safe as food additive (2021)

⚠ Genotoxicity concern (nanoparticles)

4 Label claims

• All Other

5 Data source

DSLD ID25913

Full labelView at NIH DSLD →

SourceOffice of Dietary Supplements, NIH

Market statusOn market

Entry date2013-09-25

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7 Cite this page

Vancouver

Pkhakadze G. Iron Tablets — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Jul 30]. Available from: https://supplement.ge/products/iron-tablets-25913/

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