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Compare two medicines side-by-side: halal status, inactive ingredients that differ, and pharmacist questions — free, cited, and private.
Centrum Adult Multivitamin Tablet
- Form
- Tablet · 1 tablet daily
- Market
- US
- Confidence
- Medium
- Gelatin Uncertain
- Lactose Looks Halal
- Magnesium Stearate Uncertain
- Hypromellose (HPMC) Looks Halal
- Titanium Dioxide Looks Halal
- Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol) Uncertain
Ferrous Sulfate 325 mg Tablet
- Form
- Tablet (film-coated) · 325 mg (65 mg elemental iron)
- Market
- US
- Confidence
- Medium
- Microcrystalline Cellulose Looks Halal
- Povidone (PVP) Looks Halal
- Magnesium Stearate Uncertain
- Hypromellose (HPMC) Looks Halal
- Polyethylene Glycol 400 Looks Halal
- Talc Looks Halal
- Titanium Dioxide Looks Halal
- Iron Oxide (colorant) Looks Halal
Comparison summary
Centrum Adult Multivitamin Tablet is Uncertain with Medium confidence. Ferrous Sulfate 325 mg Tablet is Uncertain with Medium confidence. They share 3 inactive ingredients in our database and differ on 8 others.
Cleaner halal profile in this pair: Ferrous Sulfate 325 mg Tablet (uncertain) — confirm equivalence and dosing with your clinician before switching.
Inactive ingredient differences
3 shared · 3 only in Centrum Adult Multivitamin Tablet · 5 only in Ferrous Sulfate 325 mg Tablet
Only in Centrum Adult Multivitamin Tablet
Only in Ferrous Sulfate 325 mg Tablet
Shared ingredients (3) appear in both products — open each medicine report for the full list.
Questions about this comparison
- How do Centrum Adult Multivitamin Tablet and Ferrous Sulfate 325 mg Tablet compare for halal status?
- Centrum Adult Multivitamin Tablet: Uncertain (Medium confidence). Ferrous Sulfate 325 mg Tablet: Uncertain (Medium confidence). RxHalal does not issue religious rulings — use this to ask your pharmacist about sources.
- Which inactive ingredients differ between these two medicines?
- Only in Centrum Adult Multivitamin Tablet: Gelatin, Lactose, Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol). Only in Ferrous Sulfate 325 mg Tablet: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Povidone (PVP), Polyethylene Glycol 400, Talc, Iron Oxide (colorant). Shared: 3 ingredients.
- What should I ask my pharmacist when comparing these medicines?
- Is the gelatin in this capsule bovine, porcine, or fish-derived? Is a vegetarian (HPMC) capsule formulation available? Is a tablet form available for the same active ingredient?
- Is Ferrous Sulfate 325 mg Tablet a halal-friendlier option than Centrum Adult Multivitamin Tablet?
- In our database, Ferrous Sulfate 325 mg Tablet ranks cleaner (Fewer flagged excipients (1 vs 4).). Confirm equivalence and dosing with your clinician — not a fatwa.
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