Is Timolol Maleate 0.5% Ophthalmic Solution halal?

Active ingredient(s)

• Timolol maleate 5 mg/mL

Inactive ingredients

4 halal · 0 uncertain · 0 concern

• Benzalkonium Chloride

  Excipient (preservative)
  Looks Halal
• Sodium Phosphate

  Excipient (buffer)
  Looks Halal
• Sodium Chloride

  Excipient (tonicity)
  Looks Halal
• Disodium Edetate (EDTA)

  Excipient (chelator)
  Looks Halal

Used to treat

• Glaucoma & Eye Care

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 — Timolol maleate labelRegulatorHigh confidencedailymed.nlm.nih.gov
• Benzalkonium Chloride — FDA IIG — Benzalkonium chlorideRegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Sodium Phosphate — FDA IIG — Sodium phosphateRegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Sodium Chloride — FDA IIG — Sodium chlorideRegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Disodium Edetate (EDTA) — FDA IIG — Edetate disodiumRegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov

Halal-friendlier alternatives

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

Top pick: Systane Original Lubricant Eye Drops (OTC) — Fewer flagged excipients (0 vs 1).

• Systane Original Lubricant Eye Drops (OTC)

  Alcon Vision · Ophthalmic solution

  Fewer flagged excipients (0 vs 1).

  Same condition
  Looks Halal