Is Apixaban 5 mg Tablet (Eliquis) halal?

Active ingredient(s)

• Apixaban 5 mg

Inactive ingredients

8 halal · 2 uncertain · 0 concern — flagged: Magnesium Stearate, Triacetin

• Lactose

  Excipient (filler)
  Looks Halal
• Microcrystalline Cellulose

  Excipient (filler)
  Looks Halal
• Sodium Lauryl Sulfate

  Excipient (surfactant)
  Looks Halal
• Croscarmellose Sodium

  Excipient (disintegrant)
  Looks Halal
• Magnesium Stearate

  Excipient (lubricant)
  Uncertain
• Hypromellose (HPMC)

  Capsule material / coating
  Looks Halal
• Talc

  Excipient (glidant)
  Looks Halal
• Titanium Dioxide

  Colorant
  Looks Halal
• Iron Oxide (colorant)

  Colorant
  Looks Halal
• Triacetin

  Excipient (plasticizer)
  Uncertain

Used to treat

• Anticoagulation

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 — Eliquis prescribing informationRegulatorHigh confidencedailymed.nlm.nih.gov
• FDA — Eliquis labelingRegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Lactose — FDA Inactive Ingredient Database (IIG)RegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Microcrystalline Cellulose — FDA Inactive Ingredient Database (IIG)RegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Sodium Lauryl Sulfate — FDA IIGRegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Croscarmellose Sodium — FDA Inactive Ingredients DatabaseRegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Magnesium Stearate — FDA inactive ingredient databaseRegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Hypromellose (HPMC) — USP HPMCScholarlyMedium confidencewww.usp.org
• Talc — FDA Inactive Ingredient Database (IIG)RegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Titanium Dioxide — FDA Inactive Ingredient Database (IIG)RegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Iron Oxide (colorant) — FDA Inactive Ingredient Database (IIG)RegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Triacetin — FDA IIG — TriacetinRegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov

Halal-friendlier alternatives

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

Top pick: Fondaparinux (Arixtra) — Better halal status (halal) than Apixaban 5 mg Tablet (Eliquis).

• Fondaparinux (Arixtra)

  Mylan (Viatris) · Injection (prefilled syringe)

  Better halal status (halal) than Apixaban 5 mg Tablet (Eliquis).

  Same condition
  Looks Halal
• Plavix 75 mg Tablet (Clopidogrel)

  Bristol-Myers Squibb / Sanofi · Tablet

  Fewer flagged excipients (1 vs 3).

  Same condition
  Uncertain
• Warfarin Sodium 5 mg Tablet

  Bristol-Myers Squibb · Tablet

  Fewer flagged excipients (2 vs 3).

  Same condition
  Uncertain