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Transfer Factor 125 mg Ingredients & Drug Interactions

by Source Naturals Wellness

Transfer Factor 125 mg label
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Capsule Category: Non-nutrient/non-botanical
No known interaction
Clinical methodology reviewed by · Updated Sep 9, 2026 · Label data from the NIH DSLD
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The interaction bottom line No known interaction

Transfer Factor 125 mg is a dietary supplement by Source Naturals Wellness with 1 active ingredient. Its ingredients are commonly taken for immune support, preventing colds and infections, allergies.We don’t currently list a known drug interaction for its mapped ingredients — but that doesn’t guarantee none exist, so always confirm with your pharmacist.

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HelloPharmacist Scorecard of Transfer Factor 125 mg by Source Naturals Wellness

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Evidence for Intended Use
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Not assessable

The stated purpose hasn't been mapped to our evidence data yet.

Why this rating?
  • We haven't mapped this product's purpose to our evidence data yet — it'll be graded on the next content refresh.
Ingredient Transparency
Full

Every active ingredient lists its own amount on the label.

Why this rating?
  • The label discloses an exact amount for 1 of its 1 active ingredient.
  • No proprietary blends here — you can verify the dose of every single component.
Known Interaction Concern
No known interactions

No medication interactions are currently documented for the matched ingredients — that isn't a guarantee none exist.

Why this rating?
  • None of the 1 matched ingredient has a documented medication interaction on file.
Safety Information
Well characterized

Adverse-effect, pregnancy, and general safety data are on file for most of these ingredients.

Why this rating?
  • We hold adverse-effect (side-effect) data for 1 of the 1 matched ingredient.
  • Pregnancy & breastfeeding safety ratings cover 1 of 1.
  • General safety write-ups exist for 1 of 1.
  • Remember: this measures how much safety information exists. Thin data is not the same as being safe.

HelloPharmacist summaryFully disclosed formula with no assessable stated purpose. No medication interactions are currently documented, and safety information is well characterized.

Assessment coverage: 1 of 1 active ingredient matched to our full ingredient reviews (monographs). Based on the product label dated Jan 25, 2018.

This Scorecard evaluates available label information, ingredient evidence, and known medication-safety considerations. It does not independently verify product identity, purity, potency, contamination, or manufacturing quality. How these ratings are computed

At a glance

General information

Key facts about Transfer Factor 125 mg, straight from the product label.

Brand Source Naturals Wellness
Barcode (UPC) 021078018162
Net contents 60 Capsule(s)
Market status On market
Date entered into DSLD Jan 25, 2018
DSLD ID 80789
Product type Non-nutrient/non-botanical
Supplement form Capsule
Dietary claims / uses All Other, Structure/Function
Intended target group(s) Adult (18 - 50 Years), Gluten Free, Sugar Free
From the label
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Supplement Facts

The label details for Transfer Factor 125 mg by Source Naturals Wellness, sourced from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database.

Supplement Facts

Daily Value (DV) Target Group(s):
Adults and children 4 or more years of age
Minimum serving Sizes:
1 Capsule(s)
Maximum serving Sizes:
1 Capsule(s)
UPC/BARCODE
021078018162
IngredientAmount% DV
Transfer Factor Complex125 mg--

Other ingredients: Maltodextrin, Gelatin, Silica, Magnesium Stearate

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Label statements
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General Statements

Supports immune system response

Transfer factors are chemical messengers that enhance immune system response. This ability to respond can be transferred from one organism to another, and from one species to another.

FDA Statement of Identity

Dietary Supplement

Formula

Contains milk.

Wellness Transfer Factor is a low molecular weight fraction of bovine colostrum.

Precautions

Contains milk.

Note: If you are pregnant, may become pregnant, or breastfeeding, consult your health care professional before using this product.

Do not use if either tamper-evident seal is broken or missing.

Keep out of the reach of children.

Brand IP Statement(s)

Wellness Transfer Factor is a technologically advanced approach to immune system integrity.

Storage

Store in a cool, dry place and refrigerate after opening.

Suggested/Recommended/Usage/Directions

Suggested Use: 1 capsule per day with water for general well-being. During times of physiological stress up to 5 capsules per day may be taken. Take on an empty stomach and wait 30 minutes before eating.

Formulation

Contains no yeast, egg, gluten, soy or wheat. Contains no sugar, salt, preservatives, or artificial color, flavor or fragrance.

FDA Disclaimer Statement

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

Seals/Symbols

SN1816 REV K145-A

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Transfer Factor 125 mg by Source Naturals Wellness label

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Transfer Factor 125 mg label

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What’s inside

The Ingredients in Transfer Factor 125 mg by Source Naturals Wellness

This is the 1 active ingredient this product is made of. Select it to open its full monograph.

Serving size1 Capsule(s) Dosage formCapsule Amounts shown are per serving.

Transfer Factor Complex

No known
interactions
125 mg per serving Form: fractionated Colostrum

Transfer factors are small immune molecules taken from cow colostrum or egg yolk and sold as supplements meant to boost or 'train' the immune system....

Transfer Factor Complex monograph & interactions

Other (inactive) ingredients: Maltodextrin, Gelatin, Silica, Magnesium Stearate. These complete the product’s ingredient list but are not active constituents.

Interaction report

Transfer Factor 125 mg by Source Naturals Wellness Drug Interactions

We don’t currently list any known drug interactions for the mapped ingredients in Transfer Factor 125 mg. This doesn’t guarantee none exist — always confirm with your pharmacist before combining a supplement with your medications.

The maker

Brand information

Manufacturer and brand details for Transfer Factor 125 mg, from the product label.

Source Naturals Wellness

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Name
Source Naturals, Inc.
Street Address
P. O. Box 2118
City
Santa Cruz
State
CA
ZipCode
95062
Web Address
www.sourcenaturals.com
Pharmacist Counseling Corner

Transfer Factor 125 mg by Source Naturals Wellness: Common Questions

Does Transfer Factor 125 mg by Source Naturals Wellness interact with any medications?
We do not currently list a known interaction for the mapped ingredients in Transfer Factor 125 mg. This does not guarantee none exist, so confirm with your pharmacist.
How can one product interact with so many drugs?
Transfer Factor 125 mg contains a single active ingredient, and that one ingredient can interact with many different medications on its own. We check it against each medication and show the mechanism responsible.
Where does this information come from?
The product label data comes from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD); the interaction data is built on the Natural Medicines database and reviewed by HelloPharmacist pharmacists.

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The Full Monographs Behind Transfer Factor 125 mg’s Ingredients

Every ingredient we hold a full HelloPharmacist monograph for — uses, evidence, safety, and the complete interaction list.

Herb & supplement monograph

Transfer Factor

Transfer factors are small immune molecules taken from cow colostrum or egg yolk and sold as supplements meant to boost or 'train' the immune system. Solid human evidence for the supplement...

Read the full Transfer Factor monograph →
Sources

Sources & How We Checked

Transfer Factor 125 mg's label data comes from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database; the ingredient interaction data is from the Natural Medicines database, reviewed by our pharmacists.

Content is written and reviewed by licensed HelloPharmacist pharmacists. See our data sources and editorial standards for how this information is built and checked.

The 49 references behind this product’s interaction data

Every citation that drives the interaction findings for this product’s ingredients, from the evidence-graded Natural Medicines (TRC Healthcare) database. Open an ingredient to browse its citations — links open the study on PubMed or the publisher’s site.

Transfer Factor 49 references
  1. Jones JF, Minnich LL, Jeter WS, et al. Treatment of childhood combined Epstein-Barr virus/cytomegalovirus infection with oral bovine transfer factor. Lancet 1981;2:122-4. PubMed
  2. Steele RW, Myers MG, Vincent MM. Transfer factor for the prevention of varicella-zoster infection in childhood leukemia. N Engl J Med 1980;303:355-9. PubMed
  3. Louie E, Borkowsky W, Klesius PH, et al. Treatment of cryptosporidiosis with oral bovine transfer factor. Clin Immunol Immunopathol 1987;44:329-34. PubMed
  4. McMeeking A, Borkowsky W, Klesius PH, et al. A controlled trial of bovine dialyzable leukocyte extract for cryptosporidiosis in patients with AIDS. J Infect Dis 1990;161:108-12. PubMed
  5. Fudenberg HH. Transfer factor: past, present and future. Annu Rev Pharmacol Toxicol 1989;29:475-516. PubMed
  6. Lewis CJ. Letter to reiterate certain public health and safety concerns to firms manufacturing or importing dietary supplements that contain specific bovine tissues. FDA. Available at: www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/dspltr05.html.
  7. Miller LL, Spitler LE, Allen RE, Minor DR. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of transfer factor as adjuvant therapy for malignant melanoma. Cancer 1988;61:1543-9. PubMed
  8. Bukowski RM, Deodhar S, Hewlett JS, Greenstreet R. Randomized controlled trial of transfer factor in Stage II malignant melanoma. Cancer 1983;51:269-72. PubMed
  9. Bowden RA, Siegel MS, Steele RW, et al. Immunologic and clinical responses to varicella-zoster virus-specific transfer factor following marrow ransplantation. J Infect Dis 1985;152:1324-7.
  10. Sharma MK, Anaraki F, Ala F. Preliminary results of transfer factor therapy of persistant cutaneous leishmania infection. Clin Immunol Immunopathol 1979;12:183-90. PubMed
  11. Whyte RI, Schork MA, Sloan H, et al. Adjuvant treatment using transfer factor for bronchogenic carcinoma: long-term follow-up. Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:391-6. PubMed
  12. Lloyd AR, Hickie I, Brockman A, et al. Immunologic and psychologic therapy for patients with chronic fatigue syndrome: a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Am J Med 1993;94:197-203. PubMed
  13. Spitler LE. Transfer factor therapy in the Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome. Results of long-term follow-up in 32 patients. Am J Med 1979;67:59-66.
  14. Roda E, Viza D, Pizza G, et al. Transfer factor for the treatment of HBsAg-positive chronic active hepatitis. Proc Soc Exp Biol Med 1985;178:468-75. PubMed
  15. Basten A, McLeod JG, Pollard JD, et al. Transfer factor in treatment of multiple sclerosis. Lancet 1980;2:931-4. PubMed
  16. Fog T, Pedersen L, Raun NE, et al. Long-term transfer-factor treatment for multiple sclerosis. Lancet 1978;1:851-3. PubMed
  17. Fujisawa T, Yamaguchi Y, Kimura H, et al. Adjuvant immunotherapy of primary resected lung cancer with transfer factor. Cancer 1984;54:663-9. PubMed
  18. Delgado O, Romano EL, Belfort E, et al. Dialyzable leukocyte extract therapy in immunodepressed patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis. Clin Immunol Immunopathol 1981;19:351-9. PubMed
  19. Stevens, D. A., Ferrington, R. A., Merigan, T. C., and Marinkovich, V. A. Randomized trial of transfer factor treatment of human warts. Clin.Exp.Immunol. 1975;21(3):520-524.
  20. Iseki, M., Aoyama, T., Koizumi, Y., Ojima, T., Murase, Y., and Osano, M. [Effects of transfer factor on chronic hepatitis B in childhood]. Kansenshogaku Zasshi 1989;63(12):1329-1332. PubMed
  21. Corrado, F., Pizza, G., De, Vinci C., and Corrado, G. [Immunotherapy with transfer factor in hormone-resistant metastasized carcinoma of the prostate]. Arch.Esp.Urol. 1989;42 Suppl 2:191-196.
  22. No author. Interferon-alpha and transfer factor in the treatment of multiple sclerosis: a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. AUSTIMS Research Group. J.Neurol.Neurosurg.Psychiatry 1989;52(5):566-574. PubMed
  23. Ashorn, R., Uotila, A., Kuokkanen, K., Rasanen, L., Karhumaki, E., and Krohn, K. Cellular immunity in acne vulgaris during transfer factor treatment. Ann.Clin.Res. 1985;17(4):152-155.
  24. Goldenberg, G. J., Brandes, L. J., Lau, W. H., Miller, A. B., Wall, C., and Ho, J. H. Cooperative trial of immunotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma with transfer factor from donors with Epstein-Barr virus antibody activity. Cancer Treat.Rep. 1985;69(7-
  25. Hancock, B. W., Bruce, L., Sokol, R. J., and Clark, A. Transfer factor in Hodgkin's disease: a randomized clinical and immunological study. Eur.J.Cancer Clin.Oncol. 1988;24(5):929-933. PubMed
  26. Miller, L. L., Spitler, L. E., Allen, R. E., and Minor, D. R. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of transfer factor as adjuvant therapy for malignant melanoma. Cancer 4-15-1988;61(8):1543-1549. PubMed
  27. Wagner, G., Knapp, W., Gitsch, E., and Selander, S. Transfer factor for adjuvant immunotherapy in cervical cancer. Cancer Detect.Prev.Suppl 1987;1:373-376.
  28. Gilchrist, G. S., Ivins, J. C., Ritts, R. E., Jr., Pritchard, D. J., Taylor, W. F., and Edmonson, J. M. Adjuvant therapy for nonmetastatic osteogenic sarcoma: an evaluation of transfer factor versus combination chemotherapy. Cancer Treat.Rep. 1978;62(2):
  29. Hoyeraal, H. M., Froland, S. S., Salvesen, C. F., Munthe, E., Natvig, J. B., Kass, E., Blichfeldt, P., Hegna, T. M., Revlem, E., Sandstad, B., and Hjort, N. L. No effect of transfer factor in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis by double-blind trial. Ann.Rheum
  30. Vicary, F. R., Chambers, J. D., and Dhillon, P. Double-blind trial of the use of transfer factor in the treatment of Crohn's disease. Gut 1979;20(5):408-413. PubMed
  31. Ashorn, R. G., Rasanen, L., Marnela, K. M., and Krohn, K. J. Human transfer factor in vitro. II. Augmentation of the secretion of leucocyte migration inhibitory factor (LIF) by leucocyte dialysate and by its components L-serine and glycine. Clin.Exp.Immu
  32. Olarte, M. R., Gersten, J. C., Zabriskie, J., and Rowland, L. P. Transfer factor is ineffective in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Ann.Neurol. 1979;5(4):385-388. PubMed
  33. Shulman, S. T., Hutto, J. H., Jr., Ayoub, E. M., Howlett, S. A., Scott, B., and McGuigan, J. E. A double-blind evaluation of transfer factor therapy of HBsAg-positive chronic aggressive hepatitis: preliminary report of efficacy. Cell Immunol. 3-15-1979;4 PubMed
  34. Ellis-Pegler, R., Sutherland, D. C., Douglas, R., Woodfield, D. G., and Wilson, J. D. Transfer factor and hepatitis B: a double blind study. Clin.Exp.Immunol. 1979;36(2):221-226.
  35. Thestrup-Pedersen, K., Grunnet, E., and Zachariae, H. Transfer factor therapy in mycosis fungoides: a double-blind study. Acta Derm.Venereol. 1982;62(1):47-53. DOI
  36. Fujisawa, T., Yamaguchi, Y., Kimura, H., Arita, M., Shiba, M., and Baba, M. Randomized controlled trial of transfer factor immunochemotherapy as an adjunct to surgical treatment for primary adenocarcinoma of the lung. Jpn.J.Surg. 1984;14(6):452-458. PubMed
  37. Lamoureux, G., Cosgrove, J., Duquette, P., Lapierre, Y., Jolicoeur, R., and Vanderland, F. A clinical and immunological study of the effects of transfer factor on multiple sclerosis patients. Clin.Exp.Immunol. 1981;43(3):557-564.
  38. Pizza, G., Meduri, R., De, Vinci C., Scorolli, L., and Viza, D. Transfer factor prevents relapses in herpes keratitis patients: a pilot study. Biotherapy 1994;8(1):63-68. PubMed
  39. Fernandez, O., Diaz, N., Morales, E., Toledo, J., Hernandez, E., Rojas, S., Madriz, X., and Lopez, Saura P. Effect of transfer factor on myelosuppression and related morbidity induced by chemotherapy in acute leukaemias. Br.J.Haematol. 1993;84(3):423-427 PubMed
  40. Raise, E., Guerra, L., Viza, D., Pizza, G., De, Vinci C., Schiattone, M. L., Rocaccio, L., Cicognani, M., and Gritti, F. Preliminary results in HIV-1-infected patients treated with transfer factor (TF) and zidovudine (ZDV). Biotherapy 1996;9(1-3):49-54. PubMed
  41. Meduri, R., Campos, E., Scorolli, L., De, Vinci C., Pizza, G., and Viza, D. Efficacy of transfer factor in treating patients with recurrent ocular herpes infections. Biotherapy 1996;9(1-3):61-66. PubMed
  42. Pizza, G., Viza, D., De, Vinci C., Palareti, A., Cuzzocrea, D., Fornarola, V., and Baricordi, R. Orally administered HSV-specific transfer factor (TF) prevents genital or labial herpes relapses. Biotherapy 1996;9(1-3):67-72. PubMed
  43. Byston, J., Cech, K., Pekarek, J., and Jilkova, J. Effect of anti-herpes specific transfer factor. Biotherapy 1996;9(1-3):73-75. PubMed
  44. De Vinci, C., Levine, P. H., Pizza, G., Fudenberg, H. H., Orens, P., Pearson, G., and Viza, D. Lessons from a pilot study of transfer factor in chronic fatigue syndrome. Biotherapy 1996;9(1-3):87-90. PubMed
  45. Prasad, U., bin Jalaludin, M. A., Rajadurai, P., Pizza, G., De, Vinci C., Viza, D., and Levine, P. H. Transfer factor with anti-EBV activity as an adjuvant therapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a pilot study. Biotherapy 1996;9(1-3):109-115. PubMed
  46. Pilotti, V., Mastrorilli, M., Pizza, G., De, Vinci C., Busutti, L., Palareti, A., Gozzetti, G., and Cavallari, A. Transfer factor as an adjuvant to non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) therapy. Biotherapy 1996;9(1-3):117-121. PubMed
  47. Pizza, G., De, Vinci C., Cuzzocrea, D., Menniti, D., Aiello, E., Maver, P., Corrado, G., Romagnoli, P., Dragoni, E., LoConte, G., Riolo, U., Palareti, A., Zucchelli, P., Fornarola, V., and Viza, D. A preliminary report on the use of transfer factor for t
  48. Acosta-Rios MP, Sauer-Ramírez E, Castro-Muñoz LJ, et al. Effect of dialyzable leukocyte extract on chronic cervicitis in patients with HPV infection. J Med Life. 2017;10(4):237-243.
  49. Rodriguez-Flores A, Nuñez-Fernandez G, Estrada-Garcia I, et al. Adjuvant treatment with a dialyzable leukocytes extract contributes to maintain HPV-infected women free of low-grade cervical lesions. Eur J Gynaecol Oncol. 2015;36(6):655-61.

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