Is Heparin Sodium Injection halal?

Active ingredient(s)

• Heparin sodium (porcine)

Inactive ingredients

• No inactive ingredients listed.

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 search — Heparin Sodium InjectionRegulatorHigh confidencedailymed.nlm.nih.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 Heparin Sodium Injection.

• Fondaparinux (Arixtra)

  Mylan (Viatris) · Injection (prefilled syringe)

  Better halal status (halal) than Heparin Sodium Injection.

  Catalog pick
  Looks Halal
• Enoxaparin Sodium Injection

  Sanofi · Injection

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

  Catalog pick
  Concern Detected
• Apixaban 5 mg Tablet (Eliquis)

  Bristol-Myers Squibb / Pfizer · Tablet

  Better halal status (uncertain) than Heparin Sodium Injection.

  Same condition
  Uncertain
• Bayer Aspirin 81 mg Enteric-Coated Tablet

  Bayer HealthCare · Tablet (enteric-coated)

  Better halal status (uncertain) than Heparin Sodium Injection.

  Same condition
  Uncertain
• Plavix 75 mg Tablet (Clopidogrel)

  Bristol-Myers Squibb / Sanofi · Tablet

  Better halal status (uncertain) than Heparin Sodium Injection.

  Same condition
  Uncertain
• Warfarin Sodium 5 mg Tablet

  Bristol-Myers Squibb · Tablet

  Better halal status (uncertain) than Heparin Sodium Injection.

  Same condition
  Uncertain