Is Glucosamine + Chondroitin Joint Tablet (OTC) halal?

Active ingredient(s)

• Glucosamine HCl 1500 mg
• Chondroitin sulfate 1200 mg

Inactive ingredients

3 halal · 2 uncertain · 0 concern — flagged: Magnesium Stearate, Stearic Acid

• Microcrystalline Cellulose

  Excipient (filler)
  Looks Halal
• Magnesium Stearate

  Excipient (lubricant)
  Uncertain
• Stearic Acid

  Excipient (lubricant)
  Uncertain
• Hypromellose (HPMC)

  Capsule material / coating
  Looks Halal
• Titanium Dioxide

  Colorant
  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.

• Schiff Move Free — product pageOtherLow confidencewww.movefree.com
• NIH NCCIH — Glucosamine & chondroitinScholarlyMedium confidencewww.nccih.nih.gov
• Microcrystalline Cellulose — FDA Inactive Ingredient Database (IIG)RegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Magnesium Stearate — FDA inactive ingredient databaseRegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Stearic Acid — FDA IIGRegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Hypromellose (HPMC) — USP HPMCScholarlyMedium confidencewww.usp.org
• Titanium Dioxide — 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.

Top pick: Panadol Children's Suspension 120 mg/5 mL (GCC) — Better halal status (halal) than Glucosamine + Chondroitin Joint Tablet (OTC).

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

  Haleon (GSK Consumer Healthcare) · Oral suspension

  Better halal status (halal) than Glucosamine + Chondroitin Joint Tablet (OTC).

  Same condition
  Looks Halal
• Acetaminophen 650 mg Extended-Release Tablet

  Perrigo · Tablet (extended-release)

  Fewer flagged excipients (2 vs 4).

  Same condition
  Uncertain
• Aleve 220 mg Tablet (naproxen sodium)

  Bayer HealthCare · Tablet (film-coated)

  Fewer flagged excipients (2 vs 4).

  Same condition
  Uncertain
• Brufen 400 mg Tablet

  Abbott (Mylan/Viatris) · Tablet

  Fewer flagged excipients (2 vs 4).

  Same condition
  Uncertain
• Diclofenac Sodium 50 mg Tablet (Voltaren)

  Novartis Pharmaceuticals · Tablet (enteric-coated)

  Fewer flagged excipients (2 vs 4).

  Same condition
  Uncertain
• Gabapentin 300 mg Capsule

  Aurobindo Pharma · Capsule (gelatin)

  Fewer flagged excipients (2 vs 4).

  Same condition
  Uncertain