Is Januvia 100 mg Tablet (sitagliptin) halal?

Active ingredient(s)

• Sitagliptin phosphate 100 mg

Inactive ingredients

8 halal · 2 uncertain · 0 concern — flagged: Magnesium Stearate, Sodium Stearyl Fumarate

• Microcrystalline Cellulose

  Excipient (filler)
  Looks Halal
• Dicalcium Phosphate

  Excipient (filler)
  Looks Halal
• Croscarmellose Sodium

  Excipient (disintegrant)
  Looks Halal
• Magnesium Stearate

  Excipient (lubricant)
  Uncertain
• Sodium Stearyl Fumarate

  Excipient (lubricant)
  Uncertain
• Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA)

  Excipient (film coating)
  Looks Halal
• Polyethylene Glycol (PEG / Macrogol)

  Solvent / laxative
  Looks Halal
• Titanium Dioxide

  Colorant
  Looks Halal
• Talc

  Excipient (glidant)
  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 — Januvia prescribing infoRegulatorHigh confidencedailymed.nlm.nih.gov
• Microcrystalline Cellulose — FDA Inactive Ingredient Database (IIG)RegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Dicalcium Phosphate — FDA IIGRegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Croscarmellose Sodium — FDA Inactive Ingredients DatabaseRegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Magnesium Stearate — FDA inactive ingredient databaseRegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Sodium Stearyl Fumarate — FDA IIG — Sodium stearyl fumarateRegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA) — FDA IIG — Polyvinyl alcoholRegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Polyethylene Glycol (PEG / Macrogol) — FDA Inactive Ingredient Database (IIG)RegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Titanium Dioxide — FDA Inactive Ingredient Database (IIG)RegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Talc — 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 Januvia 100 mg Tablet (sitagliptin).

• Insulin Glargine 100 units/mL

  Sanofi · Injection (pen)

  Better halal status (halal) than Januvia 100 mg Tablet (sitagliptin).

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

  Novo Nordisk · Subcutaneous injection (pen)

  Better halal status (halal) than Januvia 100 mg Tablet (sitagliptin).

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

  Novo Nordisk · Subcutaneous injection (pen)

  Better halal status (halal) than Januvia 100 mg Tablet (sitagliptin).

  Same condition
  Looks Halal
• Lantus SoloStar (insulin glargine)

  Sanofi-Aventis · Subcutaneous injection (pen)

  Better halal status (halal) than Januvia 100 mg Tablet (sitagliptin).

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

  Eli Lilly · Subcutaneous injection (pen)

  Better halal status (halal) than Januvia 100 mg Tablet (sitagliptin).

  Same condition
  Looks Halal
• Glipizide 5 mg Tablet

  Mylan Pharmaceuticals · Tablet

  Fewer flagged excipients (2 vs 3).

  Same condition
  Uncertain