Compare Medicines
Compare two medicines side-by-side: halal status, inactive ingredients that differ, and pharmacist questions — free, cited, and private.
Medicine A
Mucinex DM 600 mg / 30 mg Extended-Release Tablet
Reckitt Benckiser
Uncertain
- Form
- Tablet (extended-release, bilayer) · 600 mg guaifenesin + 30 mg DM
- Market
- US
- Confidence
- Medium
Inactive ingredients
- Microcrystalline Cellulose Looks Halal
- Hypromellose (HPMC) Looks Halal
- Magnesium Stearate Uncertain
- Sodium Starch Glycolate Looks Halal
- Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) Looks Halal
- Polysorbate 80 Uncertain
- Titanium Dioxide Looks Halal
- FD&C Yellow 6 (Sunset Yellow) Looks Halal
Medicine B
Robitussin DM Cough + Chest Congestion Syrup
Haleon
Looks Halal
- Form
- Oral syrup · 10 mg DM + 100 mg guaifenesin / 5 mL
- Market
- US
- Confidence
- Medium
Inactive ingredients
- 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
Mucinex DM 600 mg / 30 mg Extended-Release Tablet is Uncertain with Medium confidence. Robitussin DM Cough + Chest Congestion Syrup is Looks Halal with Medium confidence. They share 0 inactive ingredients in our database and differ on 14 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
0 shared · 8 only in Mucinex DM 600 mg / 30 mg Extended-Release Tablet · 6 only in Robitussin DM Cough + Chest Congestion Syrup
Only in Mucinex DM 600 mg / 30 mg Extended-Release Tablet
Only in Robitussin DM Cough + Chest Congestion Syrup
Questions about this comparison
- How do Mucinex DM 600 mg / 30 mg Extended-Release Tablet and Robitussin DM Cough + Chest Congestion Syrup compare for halal status?
- Mucinex DM 600 mg / 30 mg Extended-Release Tablet: Uncertain (Medium 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 Mucinex DM 600 mg / 30 mg Extended-Release Tablet: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Hypromellose (HPMC), Magnesium Stearate, Sodium Starch Glycolate, Polyethylene Glycol (PEG), Polysorbate 80, Titanium Dioxide, FD&C Yellow 6 (Sunset Yellow). Only in Robitussin DM Cough + Chest Congestion Syrup: Vegetable Glycerin, Sorbitol, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid, FD&C Red 40 (Allura Red). Shared: 0 ingredients.
- What should I ask my pharmacist when comparing these medicines?
- Is the magnesium stearate in this product plant-derived? Can you confirm the source with the manufacturer? What is the source of the fatty acids?
- Is Robitussin DM Cough + Chest Congestion Syrup a halal-friendlier option than Mucinex DM 600 mg / 30 mg Extended-Release Tablet?
- In our database, Robitussin DM Cough + Chest Congestion Syrup ranks cleaner (Better halal status (halal) than Mucinex DM 600 mg / 30 mg Extended-Release Tablet.). Confirm equivalence and dosing with your clinician — not a fatwa.
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