1 Product identity
Ingredient risk
6 ingredients to use with caution
VitaMen Plus
BrandSimplyBest→Other Combinations Tablet or Pill 35 ingredients 6 caution DSLD #22587Net contents: 60 Tablet(s)
Target: Adults and Children 4 years and above
DSLD entry: 2013-07-25
2 Ingredients (35)
IngredientGroupSafety
Alpha Lipoic AcidAlpha Lipoic Acid—
Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 (unspecified)—
Citrus BioflavonoidsFlavonoid (mixture)—
Vitamin B5Vitamin B5—
Microcrystalline CelluloseCellulose—
Stearic AcidStearic Acid—
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 B6 — Sensory neuropathy from chronic high-dose B6 (>200 mg/day) — presents as numbness, ataxia. Can be irreversible. Often self-prescribed by patients…
Thiamin — Wernicke encephalopathy: classic triad (confusion, ophthalmoplegia, ataxia) is present in only 16% of cases — any ONE element in an at-risk patie…
Vitamin D — Granulomatous diseases (sarcoidosis, TB) — unregulated extra-renal CYP27B1 can cause life-threatening hypercalcemia even at standard doses [2][21]
Vitamin B12 — Nitrous oxide anesthesia in subclinically B12-deficient patients can precipitate acute combined degeneration — always check B12 before elective p…
3 Safety cross-reference
Calcium — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Cardiovascular risk debated >1,000 mg/day
⚠ Kidney stones
L-Glutamine — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Hepatic encephalopathy risk
⚠ May elevate ammonia
Magnesium — Use with Caution
⚠ Diarrhea (especially oxide)
⚠ Accumulates in renal impairment
Vitamin C — Generally Safe
⚠ GI distress at high doses
⚠ Kidney stones risk >1g/day
Zinc — Use with Caution
⚠ Copper deficiency at >40 mg/day
⚠ Nausea, metallic taste
Vitamin E — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Increased bleeding risk
⚠ All-cause mortality at >400 IU/day
Green Tea Extract — Limited Evidence
⚠ HEPATOTOXICITY >800 mg EGCG
⚠ Iron absorption inhibition
Copper — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Hepatotoxicity at high doses
Manganese — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Neurotoxicity with chronic excess
Vitamin B6 — Use with Caution
Riboflavin — Generally Safe
⚠ Harmless yellow urine
Thiamin — Use with Caution
L-Arginine — Limited Evidence
⚠ Hypotension
⚠ May worsen herpes outbreaks
L-Methionine — Limited Evidence
⚠ Raises homocysteine levels
⚠ May promote tumor growth
Taurine — Generally Safe
⚠ May lower blood pressure
Lutein — Generally Safe
⚠ Harmless skin yellowing at very high doses
Vitamin A — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Teratogenic at high doses
⚠ Hepatotoxic with chronic excess
L-Carnitine — Generally Safe
⚠ Fishy body odor
⚠ TMAO concern
Folate — Conditionally Safe
⚠ May mask B12 deficiency
⚠ Colorectal cancer risk debated
Iodine — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Thyroid dysfunction at excess
⚠ Kelp: variable content
Biotin — Generally Safe
⚠ Interferes with troponin and thyroid lab assays
Chromium — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Hypoglycemia with diabetes meds
⚠ Rare renal/hepatic toxicity
Molybdenum — Generally Safe
⚠ Very low toxicity
Selenium — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Selenosis >400 mcg
⚠ Diabetes risk at high doses
Vitamin K — Limited Evidence
⚠ Critical interaction with warfarin
Vitamin D — Use with Caution
⚠ Hypercalcemia at >10,000 IU/day
⚠ Vascular calcification risk
Vitamin B12 — Use with Caution
Silicon — Generally Safe
⚠ Very low toxicity
4 Label claims
• All Other
5 Data source
DSLD ID22587
Full labelView at NIH DSLD →
SourceOffice of Dietary Supplements, NIH
Market statusOn market
Entry date2013-07-25
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Pkhakadze G. VitaMen Plus — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Aug 31]. Available from: https://supplement.ge/products/vitamen-plus-22587/
CC BY 4.0. Product data from NIH DSLD; safety analysis by SupplementIndex.
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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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