Is Asacol HD 800 mg Delayed-Release Tablet (mesalamine) halal?

Active ingredient(s)

• Mesalamine 800 mg

Inactive ingredients

7 halal · 2 uncertain · 0 concern — flagged: Lactose Monohydrate, Magnesium Stearate

• Methacrylic Acid Copolymer (Eudragit)

  Excipient (enteric coating)
  Looks Halal
• Lactose Monohydrate

  Excipient (filler/binder)
  Uncertain
• Microcrystalline Cellulose

  Excipient (filler)
  Looks Halal
• Magnesium Stearate

  Excipient (lubricant)
  Uncertain
• Sodium Starch Glycolate

  Excipient (disintegrant)
  Looks Halal
• Talc

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

  Excipient (binder/solubilizer)
  Looks Halal
• Iron Oxide (colorant)

  Colorant
  Looks Halal
• Titanium Dioxide

  Colorant
  Looks Halal

Used to treat

• Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

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 — Asacol HD prescribing infoRegulatorHigh confidencedailymed.nlm.nih.gov
• Methacrylic Acid Copolymer (Eudragit) — FDA IIG — Methacrylic acid copolymerRegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Lactose Monohydrate — FDA IIG — Lactose monohydrateRegulatorHigh 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
• Sodium Starch Glycolate — FDA Inactive Ingredient Database (IIG)RegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Talc — FDA Inactive Ingredient Database (IIG)RegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) — FDA IIG — PEG entriesRegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) — DailyMed — MiraLAX (PEG-3350) labelRegulatorHigh confidencedailymed.nlm.nih.gov
• Iron Oxide (colorant) — FDA Inactive Ingredient Database (IIG)RegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• 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.

• Sulfasalazine 500 mg Tablet

  Pfizer · Tablet (film-coated)

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

  Catalog pick
  Uncertain