Is Cialis 5 mg Tablet (tadalafil) halal?

Active ingredient(s)

• Tadalafil 5 mg

Inactive ingredients

8 halal · 3 uncertain · 0 concern — flagged: Lactose Monohydrate, Magnesium Stearate, Triacetin

• Lactose Monohydrate

  Excipient (filler/binder)
  Uncertain
• Croscarmellose Sodium

  Excipient (disintegrant)
  Looks Halal
• Hydroxypropyl Cellulose

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

  Capsule material / coating
  Looks Halal
• Iron Oxide (colorant)

  Colorant
  Looks Halal
• Magnesium Stearate

  Excipient (lubricant)
  Uncertain
• Microcrystalline Cellulose

  Excipient (filler)
  Looks Halal
• Sodium Lauryl Sulfate

  Excipient (surfactant)
  Looks Halal
• Talc

  Excipient (glidant)
  Looks Halal
• Titanium Dioxide

  Colorant
  Looks Halal
• Triacetin

  Excipient (plasticizer)
  Uncertain

Used to treat

• Men's Health (ED & BPH)

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 — Cialis prescribing infoRegulatorHigh confidencedailymed.nlm.nih.gov
• Lactose Monohydrate — FDA IIG — Lactose monohydrateRegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Croscarmellose Sodium — FDA Inactive Ingredients DatabaseRegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Hydroxypropyl Cellulose — USP–NF monographScholarlyMedium confidencewww.usp.org
• Hypromellose (HPMC) — USP HPMCScholarlyMedium confidencewww.usp.org
• Iron Oxide (colorant) — FDA Inactive Ingredient Database (IIG)RegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Magnesium Stearate — FDA inactive ingredient databaseRegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Microcrystalline Cellulose — FDA Inactive Ingredient Database (IIG)RegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Sodium Lauryl Sulfate — FDA IIGRegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Talc — FDA Inactive Ingredient Database (IIG)RegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Titanium Dioxide — FDA Inactive Ingredient Database (IIG)RegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Triacetin — FDA IIG — TriacetinRegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov

Halal-friendlier alternatives

Ranked by status and flagged excipients in our database. Your clinician must approve any switch.

Top pick: Finasteride 1 mg Tablet — Fewer flagged excipients (3 vs 4).

• Finasteride 1 mg Tablet

  Aurobindo Pharma · Tablet (film-coated)

  Fewer flagged excipients (3 vs 4).

  Same condition
  Uncertain