Is Melatonin 3 mg Tablet (OTC) halal?

Active ingredient(s)

• Melatonin 3 mg

Inactive ingredients

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

• Microcrystalline Cellulose

  Excipient (filler)
  Looks Halal
• Dicalcium Phosphate

  Excipient (filler)
  Looks Halal
• Stearic Acid

  Excipient (lubricant)
  Uncertain
• Magnesium Stearate

  Excipient (lubricant)
  Uncertain
• Hydroxypropyl Cellulose

  Excipient (binder/coating)
  Looks Halal
• Silicon Dioxide

  Excipient (anti-caking)
  Looks Halal

Used to treat

• Sleep 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.

• Nature Made — Melatonin 3 mg product pageOtherLow confidencewww.naturemade.com
• NIH — Melatonin fact sheetScholarlyMedium confidenceods.od.nih.gov
• Microcrystalline Cellulose — FDA Inactive Ingredient Database (IIG)RegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Dicalcium Phosphate — FDA IIGRegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Stearic Acid — FDA IIGRegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Magnesium Stearate — FDA inactive ingredient databaseRegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Hydroxypropyl Cellulose — USP–NF monographScholarlyMedium confidencewww.usp.org
• Silicon 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: Ambien 10 mg Tablet (zolpidem) — Fewer flagged excipients (2 vs 3).

• Ambien 10 mg Tablet (zolpidem)

  Sanofi · Tablet (film-coated)

  Fewer flagged excipients (2 vs 3).

  Same condition
  Uncertain
• Trazodone HCl 50 mg Tablet

  Apotex Corp. · Tablet

  Fewer flagged excipients (2 vs 3).

  Same condition
  Uncertain
• Unisom SleepTabs 25 mg (doxylamine succinate, OTC)

  Sanofi Consumer Health · Tablet

  Fewer flagged excipients (2 vs 3).

  Same condition
  Uncertain