Is Naproxen 500 mg Tablet (Rx) halal?

Active ingredient(s)

• Naproxen 500 mg

Inactive ingredients

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

• Microcrystalline Cellulose

  Excipient (filler)
  Looks Halal
• Povidone (PVP)

  Excipient (binder)
  Looks Halal
• Magnesium Stearate

  Excipient (lubricant)
  Uncertain
• Croscarmellose Sodium

  Excipient (disintegrant)
  Looks Halal
• Iron Oxide (colorant)

  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.

• DailyMed — Naproxen labelRegulatorHigh confidencedailymed.nlm.nih.gov
• Microcrystalline Cellulose — FDA Inactive Ingredient Database (IIG)RegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Povidone (PVP) — FDA Inactive Ingredient Database (IIG)RegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Magnesium Stearate — FDA inactive ingredient databaseRegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Croscarmellose Sodium — FDA Inactive Ingredients DatabaseRegulatorHigh 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: Panadol Children's Suspension 120 mg/5 mL (GCC) — Better halal status (halal) than Naproxen 500 mg Tablet (Rx).

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

  Haleon (GSK Consumer Healthcare) · Oral suspension

  Better halal status (halal) than Naproxen 500 mg Tablet (Rx).

  Same condition
  Looks Halal