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Compare two medicines side-by-side: halal status, inactive ingredients that differ, and pharmacist questions — free, cited, and private.
Adult Cough Syrup (with ethanol)
- Form
- Oral solution · 100 mL
- Market
- US
- Confidence
- High
Robitussin DM Cough + Chest Congestion Syrup
- Form
- Oral syrup · 10 mg DM + 100 mg guaifenesin / 5 mL
- Market
- US
- Confidence
- Medium
- Vegetable Glycerin Looks Halal
- Sorbitol Looks Halal
- Propylene Glycol Looks Halal
- Sodium Benzoate Looks Halal
- Citric Acid Looks Halal
- FD&C Red 40 (Allura Red) Looks Halal
Comparison summary
Adult Cough Syrup (with ethanol) is Concern Detected with High confidence. Robitussin DM Cough + Chest Congestion Syrup is Looks Halal with Medium confidence. They share 1 inactive ingredients in our database and differ on 7 others.
Cleaner halal profile in this pair: Robitussin DM Cough + Chest Congestion Syrup (halal) — confirm equivalence and dosing with your clinician before switching.
Inactive ingredient differences
1 shared · 2 only in Adult Cough Syrup (with ethanol) · 5 only in Robitussin DM Cough + Chest Congestion Syrup
Only in Adult Cough Syrup (with ethanol)
Only in Robitussin DM Cough + Chest Congestion Syrup
Shared ingredients (1) appear in both products — open each medicine report for the full list.
Questions about this comparison
- How do Adult Cough Syrup (with ethanol) and Robitussin DM Cough + Chest Congestion Syrup compare for halal status?
- Adult Cough Syrup (with ethanol): Concern Detected (High confidence). Robitussin DM Cough + Chest Congestion Syrup: Looks Halal (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 Adult Cough Syrup (with ethanol): Ethanol, Glycerin. Only in Robitussin DM Cough + Chest Congestion Syrup: Vegetable Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid, FD&C Red 40 (Allura Red). Shared: 1 ingredients.
- What should I ask my pharmacist when comparing these medicines?
- Is there an ethanol-free formulation available? What is the ethanol percentage? Is this glycerin plant-derived or synthetic?
- Is Robitussin DM Cough + Chest Congestion Syrup a halal-friendlier option than Adult Cough Syrup (with ethanol)?
- In our database, Robitussin DM Cough + Chest Congestion Syrup ranks cleaner (Better halal status (halal) than Adult Cough Syrup (with ethanol).). Confirm equivalence and dosing with your clinician — not a fatwa.
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