Is Tradjenta 5 mg Tablet (linagliptin) halal?

Active ingredient(s)

• Linagliptin 5 mg

Inactive ingredients

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

• Mannitol

  Excipient (sweetener / diluent)
  Looks Halal
• Starch (Maize/Potato)

  Excipient (filler/binder)
  Looks Halal
• Microcrystalline Cellulose

  Excipient (filler)
  Looks Halal
• Magnesium Stearate

  Excipient (lubricant)
  Uncertain
• Copovidone

  Excipient (binder)
  Looks Halal
• Hypromellose (HPMC)

  Capsule material / coating
  Looks Halal
• Titanium Dioxide

  Colorant
  Looks Halal
• Talc

  Excipient (glidant)
  Looks Halal
• Polyethylene Glycol (PEG / Macrogol)

  Solvent / laxative
  Looks Halal
• Iron Oxide (colorant)

  Colorant
  Looks Halal

Used to treat

• Diabetes (Type 2)

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 — Tradjenta prescribing infoRegulatorHigh confidencedailymed.nlm.nih.gov
• Mannitol — FDA IIGRegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Starch (Maize/Potato) — 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
• Copovidone — FDA IIG — CopovidoneRegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Hypromellose (HPMC) — USP HPMCScholarlyMedium confidencewww.usp.org
• Titanium Dioxide — FDA Inactive Ingredient Database (IIG)RegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Talc — FDA Inactive Ingredient Database (IIG)RegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Polyethylene Glycol (PEG / Macrogol) — FDA Inactive Ingredient Database (IIG)RegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Iron Oxide (colorant) — 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: Insulin Glargine 100 units/mL — Better halal status (halal) than Tradjenta 5 mg Tablet (linagliptin).

• Insulin Glargine 100 units/mL

  Sanofi · Injection (pen)

  Better halal status (halal) than Tradjenta 5 mg Tablet (linagliptin).

  Same condition
  Looks Halal
• NovoLog FlexPen (insulin aspart, rDNA)

  Novo Nordisk · Subcutaneous injection (pen)

  Better halal status (halal) than Tradjenta 5 mg Tablet (linagliptin).

  Same condition
  Looks Halal
• Ozempic 0.5 mg Pen (semaglutide)

  Novo Nordisk · Subcutaneous injection (pen)

  Better halal status (halal) than Tradjenta 5 mg Tablet (linagliptin).

  Same condition
  Looks Halal
• Lantus SoloStar (insulin glargine)

  Sanofi-Aventis · Subcutaneous injection (pen)

  Better halal status (halal) than Tradjenta 5 mg Tablet (linagliptin).

  Same condition
  Looks Halal
• Trulicity 0.75 mg Pen (dulaglutide)

  Eli Lilly · Subcutaneous injection (pen)

  Better halal status (halal) than Tradjenta 5 mg Tablet (linagliptin).

  Same condition
  Looks Halal