Is Amoxicillin 500 mg Capsule halal?

Active ingredient(s)

• Amoxicillin trihydrate 500 mg

Inactive ingredients

3 halal · 1 uncertain · 0 concern — flagged: Magnesium Stearate

• Magnesium Stearate

  Excipient (lubricant)
  Uncertain
• Microcrystalline Cellulose

  Excipient (filler)
  Looks Halal
• Hypromellose (HPMC)

  Capsule material / coating
  Looks Halal
• Sodium Starch Glycolate

  Excipient (disintegrant)
  Looks Halal

Used to treat

• Infections (Antibiotics)

Why this status

What to do next

1. Do not stop your medicine without speaking to your clinician.
2. Ask your pharmacist about the source of any flagged excipients (e.g., stearate, gelatin, glycerin).
3. Ask whether a different manufacturer or formulation has a clearer ingredient profile.
4. If fiqh nuance applies (e.g., ethanol or animal-derived), consult a qualified scholar.
5. Save to My Meds to track and re-check later.

• DailyMed search — Amoxicillin 500 mg CapsuleRegulatorHigh confidencedailymed.nlm.nih.gov
• Magnesium Stearate — FDA inactive ingredient databaseRegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Microcrystalline Cellulose — FDA Inactive Ingredient Database (IIG)RegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Hypromellose (HPMC) — USP HPMCScholarlyMedium confidencewww.usp.org
• Sodium Starch Glycolate — FDA Inactive Ingredient Database (IIG)RegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov

Halal-friendlier alternatives

Ranked by status and flagged excipients in our database. Your clinician must approve any switch.

• Amoxicillin 500 mg Tablet

  Teva Pharmaceuticals · Tablet

  Listed alternate formulation — same active, different excipients or dosage form.

  Catalog pick
  Uncertain
• Amoxicillin 250 mg/5 mL Oral Suspension

  Sandoz UK · Oral suspension

  Better halal status (halal) than Amoxicillin 500 mg Capsule.

  Same active
  Looks Halal