Is Diclofenac Sodium 50 mg Tablet (Voltaren) halal?

Active ingredient(s)

• Diclofenac sodium 50 mg

Inactive ingredients

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

• Lactose

  Excipient (filler)
  Looks Halal
• Microcrystalline Cellulose

  Excipient (filler)
  Looks Halal
• Povidone (PVP)

  Excipient (binder)
  Looks Halal
• Magnesium Stearate

  Excipient (lubricant)
  Uncertain
• Starch (Maize/Potato)

  Excipient (filler/binder)
  Looks Halal
• Methacrylic Acid Copolymer (Eudragit)

  Excipient (enteric coating)
  Looks Halal
• Titanium Dioxide

  Colorant
  Looks Halal
• Iron Oxide (colorant)

  Colorant
  Looks Halal
• Talc

  Excipient (glidant)
  Looks Halal
• Triethyl Citrate

  Excipient (plasticizer)
  Looks Halal

Used to treat

• Pain & Fever

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 — Diclofenac labelRegulatorHigh 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
• Povidone (PVP) — FDA Inactive Ingredient Database (IIG)RegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Magnesium Stearate — FDA inactive ingredient databaseRegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Starch (Maize/Potato) — FDA Inactive Ingredient Database (IIG)RegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Methacrylic Acid Copolymer (Eudragit) — FDA IIG — Methacrylic acid copolymerRegulatorHigh 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
• Talc — FDA Inactive Ingredient Database (IIG)RegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Triethyl Citrate — FDA IIG — Triethyl citrateRegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov

Halal-friendlier alternatives

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

Top pick: Panadol Children's Suspension 120 mg/5 mL (GCC) — Better halal status (halal) than Diclofenac Sodium 50 mg Tablet (Voltaren).

• Panadol Children's Suspension 120 mg/5 mL (GCC)

  Haleon (GSK Consumer Healthcare) · Oral suspension

  Better halal status (halal) than Diclofenac Sodium 50 mg Tablet (Voltaren).

  Same condition
  Looks Halal