Is Armour Thyroid (Desiccated Porcine Thyroid) halal?

Active ingredient(s)

• Desiccated porcine thyroid 60 mg

Inactive ingredients

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

• Lactose

  Excipient (filler)
  Looks Halal
• Microcrystalline Cellulose

  Excipient (filler)
  Looks Halal
• Magnesium Stearate

  Excipient (lubricant)
  Uncertain

Used to treat

• Thyroid Disorders

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 — Armour Thyroid (Desiccated Porcine Thyroid)RegulatorHigh confidencedailymed.nlm.nih.gov
• Lactose — FDA Inactive Ingredient Database (IIG)RegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Microcrystalline Cellulose — FDA Inactive Ingredient Database (IIG)RegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Magnesium Stearate — FDA inactive ingredient databaseRegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov

Halal-friendlier alternatives

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

Top pick: Levothyroxine 50 mcg Tablet — Better halal status (uncertain) than Armour Thyroid (Desiccated Porcine Thyroid).

• Levothyroxine 50 mcg Tablet

  AbbVie · Tablet

  Better halal status (uncertain) than Armour Thyroid (Desiccated Porcine Thyroid).

  Catalog pick
  Uncertain
• Synthroid (Levothyroxine) 50 mcg Tablet

  AbbVie · Tablet

  Better halal status (uncertain) than Armour Thyroid (Desiccated Porcine Thyroid).

  Catalog pick
  Uncertain
• Levothyroxine 100 mcg Tablet (generic)

  Mylan Pharmaceuticals · Tablet

  Better halal status (uncertain) than Armour Thyroid (Desiccated Porcine Thyroid).

  Same condition
  Uncertain