1 Product identity

Ingredient risk

2 ingredients to use with caution

Zinc & C Lozenges

Name: Zinc & C Lozenges
Brand: Rugby

BrandRugby→Single Vitamin and Mineral Lozenge 16 ingredients 2 caution DSLD #200853

Net contents: 100 Lozenge(s)

Target: Adults and Children 4 years and above

DSLD entry: 2019-04-25

2 Ingredients (16)

IngredientGroupSafety

CaloriesCalories—

Total CarbohydratesCarbohydrate—

SugarSugar—

Vitamin CVitamin CGenerally Safe

ZincZincUse with Caution

SucroseSucrose—

SorbitolSorbitol—

MannitolMannitol—

DextroseGlucose—

natural Peppermint flavorPeppermint—

natural Menthol flavorFlavor—

Polyethylene GlycolPolyethylene glycol—

Stearic AcidStearic Acid—

Vegetable Magnesium StearateMagnesium stearateUse with Caution

TalcMagnesium SilicateUse with Caution

SucraloseSucraloseConditionally Safe

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

⚠️ Use with caution — restricted in some markets

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 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

Magnesium — Use with Caution

⚠ Diarrhea (especially oxide)

⚠ Accumulates in renal impairment

Sucralose — Conditionally Safe

⚠ May affect gut microbiome

⚠ Heating may produce chlorinated compounds

4 Label claims

• All Other

5 Data source

DSLD ID200853

Full labelView at NIH DSLD →

SourceOffice of Dietary Supplements, NIH

Market statusOn market

Entry date2019-04-25

6 More from Rugby

View Rugby Safety Scorecard → 65 products

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7 Cite this page

Vancouver

Pkhakadze G. Zinc & C Lozenges — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Jun 28]. Available from: https://supplement.ge/products/zinc-c-lozenges-200853/

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