1 Product identity

Ingredient risk

Contains restricted ingredients

PreNatal Vitamins Plus

Name: PreNatal Vitamins Plus
Brand: Boca Pharmacal

BrandBoca Pharmacal→Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM) Tablet or Pill 40 ingredients 1 banned 7 caution DSLD #37085

Net contents: 100 Tablet(s)

Target: Adults and Children 4 years and above

DSLD entry: 2014-10-10

2 Ingredients (40)

IngredientGroupSafety

Vitamin AVitamin AConditionally Safe

Vitamin CVitamin CGenerally Safe

Vitamin D3Vitamin DUse with Caution

Vitamin EVitamin EConditionally Safe

Vitamin B1ThiaminUse with Caution

Vitamin B2RiboflavinGenerally Safe

NiacinNiacinConditionally Safe

Vitamin B6Vitamin B6Use with Caution

Folic AcidFolateConditionally Safe

Vitamin B12Vitamin B12Use with Caution

CalciumCalciumConditionally Safe

IronIronUse with Caution

ZincZincUse with Caution

CopperCopperConditionally Safe

Ascorbyl PalmitateVitamin CGenerally Safe

Citric Acid AnhydrousCitric Acid—

DL-Alpha-TocopherolVitamin EConditionally Safe

EthylcelluloseEthylcellulose—

FD&C Blue #2 LakeColor—

FD&C Red #40 LakeColor—

FD&C Yellow #6 LakeColor—

GlucoseGlucose—

Gum AcaciaAcacia—

HypromelloseHypromellose—

Magnesium StearateMagnesium stearateUse with Caution

Maize StarchStarch—

MaltodextrinMaltodextrin—

MethylcelluloseMethyl cellulose—

Microcrystalline CelluloseCellulose—

Mineral OilMineral Oil—

Mono-{Glyceride} and Di-GlycerideBlend (non-nutrient/non-botanical)—

Polyethylene GlycolPolyethylene glycol—

pregelatinized Corn StarchPregelatinized starch—

Silicon DioxideSiliconGenerally Safe

Sorbic AcidSorbic acid—

Soy ProteinSoy ProteinConditionally Safe

Stearic AcidStearic Acid—

SucroseSucrose—

Titanium DioxideTitanium DioxideBanned in ≥1 country

Tricalcium PhosphateCalciumConditionally Safe

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

Vitamin D — Granulomatous diseases (sarcoidosis, TB) — unregulated extra-renal CYP27B1 can cause life-threatening hypercalcemia even at standard doses [2][21]

Thiamin — Wernicke encephalopathy: classic triad (confusion, ophthalmoplegia, ataxia) is present in only 16% of cases — any ONE element in an at-risk patie…

Vitamin B6 — Sensory neuropathy from chronic high-dose B6 (>200 mg/day) — presents as numbness, ataxia. Can be irreversible. Often self-prescribed by patients…

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

Iron — Iron supplementation in iron-replete patients may increase cardiovascular and cancer risk — always document deficiency before prescribing [1].

Zinc — Chronic zinc >40 mg/day without copper causes copper deficiency: anemia, neutropenia, myeloneuropathy [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

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

Vitamin D — Use with Caution

⚠ Hypercalcemia at >10,000 IU/day

⚠ Vascular calcification risk

Vitamin E — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Increased bleeding risk

⚠ All-cause mortality at >400 IU/day

Thiamin — Use with Caution

Riboflavin — Generally Safe

⚠ Harmless yellow urine

Niacin — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Flushing at >50 mg

⚠ Hepatotoxicity at high doses

Vitamin B6 — Use with Caution

Folate — Conditionally Safe

⚠ May mask B12 deficiency

⚠ Colorectal cancer risk debated

Vitamin B12 — Use with Caution

Calcium — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Cardiovascular risk debated >1,000 mg/day

⚠ Kidney stones

Iron — Use with Caution

⚠ GI upset, constipation

⚠ Fatal toxicity in children

Zinc — Use with Caution

⚠ Copper deficiency at >40 mg/day

⚠ Nausea, metallic taste

Copper — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Hepatotoxicity at high doses

Magnesium — Use with Caution

⚠ Diarrhea (especially oxide)

⚠ Accumulates in renal impairment

Silicon — Generally Safe

⚠ Very low toxicity

Soy Protein — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Isoflavones: estrogenic effects debated

⚠ Thyroid function may be affected

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 ID37085

Full labelView at NIH DSLD →

SourceOffice of Dietary Supplements, NIH

Market statusOn market

Entry date2014-10-10

6 More from Boca Pharmacal

View Boca Pharmacal Safety Scorecard → 3 products

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7 Cite this page

Vancouver

Pkhakadze G. PreNatal Vitamins Plus — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Jun 24]. Available from: https://supplement.ge/products/prenatal-vitamins-plus-37085/

CC BY 4.0. Product data from NIH DSLD; safety analysis by SupplementIndex.

Analyzed by SupplementIndex

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