Compare Medicines
Compare two medicines side-by-side: halal status, inactive ingredients that differ, and pharmacist questions — free, cited, and private.
Medicine A
Melatonin 3 mg Tablet (OTC)
Nature Made
Uncertain
- Form
- Tablet · 3 mg
- Market
- US
- Confidence
- Medium
Inactive ingredients
- Microcrystalline Cellulose Looks Halal
- Dicalcium Phosphate Looks Halal
- Stearic Acid Uncertain
- Magnesium Stearate Uncertain
- Hydroxypropyl Cellulose Looks Halal
- Silicon Dioxide Looks Halal
Medicine B
Ambien 10 mg Tablet (zolpidem)
Sanofi
Uncertain
- Form
- Tablet (film-coated) · 10 mg
- Market
- US
- Confidence
- Medium
Inactive ingredients
- Lactose Looks Halal
- Microcrystalline Cellulose Looks Halal
- Hypromellose (HPMC) Looks Halal
- Magnesium Stearate Uncertain
- Sodium Starch Glycolate Looks Halal
- Titanium Dioxide Looks Halal
- Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) Looks Halal
- Iron Oxide (colorant) Looks Halal
Comparison summary
Melatonin 3 mg Tablet (OTC) is Uncertain with Medium confidence. Ambien 10 mg Tablet (zolpidem) is Uncertain with Medium confidence. They share 2 inactive ingredients in our database and differ on 10 others.
Cleaner halal profile in this pair: Ambien 10 mg Tablet (zolpidem) (uncertain) — confirm equivalence and dosing with your clinician before switching.
Inactive ingredient differences
2 shared · 4 only in Melatonin 3 mg Tablet (OTC) · 6 only in Ambien 10 mg Tablet (zolpidem)
Only in Melatonin 3 mg Tablet (OTC)
Only in Ambien 10 mg Tablet (zolpidem)
Shared ingredients (2) appear in both products — open each medicine report for the full list.
Questions about this comparison
- How do Melatonin 3 mg Tablet (OTC) and Ambien 10 mg Tablet (zolpidem) compare for halal status?
- Melatonin 3 mg Tablet (OTC): Uncertain (Medium confidence). Ambien 10 mg Tablet (zolpidem): 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 Melatonin 3 mg Tablet (OTC): Dicalcium Phosphate, Stearic Acid, Hydroxypropyl Cellulose, Silicon Dioxide. Only in Ambien 10 mg Tablet (zolpidem): Lactose, Hypromellose (HPMC), Sodium Starch Glycolate, Titanium Dioxide, Polyethylene Glycol (PEG), Iron Oxide (colorant). Shared: 2 ingredients.
- What should I ask my pharmacist when comparing these medicines?
- Is this stearic acid plant-derived? Is the magnesium stearate in this product plant-derived? Can you confirm the source with the manufacturer?
- Is Ambien 10 mg Tablet (zolpidem) a halal-friendlier option than Melatonin 3 mg Tablet (OTC)?
- In our database, Ambien 10 mg Tablet (zolpidem) ranks cleaner (Fewer flagged excipients (2 vs 3).). Confirm equivalence and dosing with your clinician — not a fatwa.
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