Is Glucophage XR 500 mg halal?

Active ingredient(s)

• Metformin HCl 500 mg

Inactive ingredients

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

• Polyethylene Glycol (PEG)

  Excipient (binder/solubilizer)
  Looks Halal
• Hypromellose (HPMC)

  Capsule material / coating
  Looks Halal
• Magnesium Stearate

  Excipient (lubricant)
  Uncertain
• Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose

  Excipient (binder)
  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 — Glucophage XR labelRegulatorHigh confidencedailymed.nlm.nih.gov
• Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) — FDA IIG — PEG entriesRegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) — DailyMed — MiraLAX (PEG-3350) labelRegulatorHigh confidencedailymed.nlm.nih.gov
• Hypromellose (HPMC) — USP HPMCScholarlyMedium confidencewww.usp.org
• Magnesium Stearate — FDA inactive ingredient databaseRegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose — FDA IIG — Carboxymethyl celluloseRegulatorHigh 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 Glucophage XR 500 mg.

• Insulin Glargine 100 units/mL

  Sanofi · Injection (pen)

  Better halal status (halal) than Glucophage XR 500 mg.

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

  Novo Nordisk · Subcutaneous injection (pen)

  Better halal status (halal) than Glucophage XR 500 mg.

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

  Novo Nordisk · Subcutaneous injection (pen)

  Better halal status (halal) than Glucophage XR 500 mg.

  Same condition
  Looks Halal
• Lantus SoloStar (insulin glargine)

  Sanofi-Aventis · Subcutaneous injection (pen)

  Better halal status (halal) than Glucophage XR 500 mg.

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

  Eli Lilly · Subcutaneous injection (pen)

  Better halal status (halal) than Glucophage XR 500 mg.

  Same condition
  Looks Halal