1 Product identity

Ingredient risk

4 ingredients to use with caution

Total Calcium

Name: Total Calcium
Brand: Nutri-West

BrandNutri-West→Botanical with Nutrients Tablet or Pill 19 ingredients 4 caution DSLD #28421

Net contents: 90 Tablet(s)

Target: Adults and Children 4 years and above

DSLD entry: 2013-12-24

2 Ingredients (19)

IngredientGroupSafety

CalciumCalciumConditionally Safe

from 200 mg of calcium microcrystalline hydroxyapatiteCalciumConditionally Safe

100 mg of calcium cheltateCalciumConditionally Safe

MagnesiumMagnesiumUse with Caution

from 250 mg of magnesium chelateMagnesiumUse with Caution

ZincZincUse with Caution

from 5 mg of Zinc ChelateZincUse with Caution

ManganeseManganeseConditionally Safe

from 2 mg of manganese ascorbateManganese Ascorbate—

CopperCopperConditionally Safe

from 5 mg of copper chelateCopperConditionally Safe

Folic AcidFolateConditionally Safe

Vitamin D3Vitamin DUse with Caution

IpriflavoneIpriflavone—

BoronBoronConditionally Safe

StrontiumStrontiumUse with Caution

ChlorophyllChlorophyll—

Wild YamWild YamConditionally Safe

HorsetailHorsetail—

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

⚠️ Use with caution — restricted in some markets

Magnesium — Severe deficiency (<0.50 mmol/L) causes secondary hypocalcemia and hypokalemia that will not correct until magnesium is repleted first [1].

Zinc — Chronic zinc >40 mg/day without copper causes copper deficiency: anemia, neutropenia, myeloneuropathy [1].

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

Strontium — Strontium ranelate restricted to severe osteoporosis only. Cardiovascular contraindications.

3 Safety cross-reference

Calcium — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Cardiovascular risk debated >1,000 mg/day

⚠ Kidney stones

Magnesium — Use with Caution

⚠ Diarrhea (especially oxide)

⚠ Accumulates in renal impairment

Zinc — Use with Caution

⚠ Copper deficiency at >40 mg/day

⚠ Nausea, metallic taste

Manganese — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Neurotoxicity with chronic excess

Copper — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Hepatotoxicity at high doses

Folate — Conditionally Safe

⚠ May mask B12 deficiency

⚠ Colorectal cancer risk debated

Vitamin D — Use with Caution

⚠ Hypercalcemia at >10,000 IU/day

⚠ Vascular calcification risk

Boron — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Reproductive toxicity in animals

Strontium — Use with Caution

⚠ Competes with calcium absorption

⚠ Strontium ranelate: cardiovascular risk (Rx form)

Wild Yam — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Does NOT convert to progesterone in body despite marketing claims

⚠ Estrogenic effects

4 Label claims

• All Other

5 Data source

DSLD ID28421

Full labelView at NIH DSLD →

SourceOffice of Dietary Supplements, NIH

Market statusOn market

Entry date2013-12-24

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7 Cite this page

Vancouver

Pkhakadze G. Total Calcium — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Aug 27]. Available from: https://academy.gmj.ge/products/total-calcium-28421/

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