Is Tylenol Extra Strength 500 mg Caplet halal?

Active ingredient(s)

• Acetaminophen 500 mg

Inactive ingredients

3 halal · 2 uncertain · 0 concern — flagged: Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate

• Pregelatinised Starch

  Excipient (binder/disintegrant)
  Looks Halal
• Microcrystalline Cellulose

  Excipient (filler)
  Looks Halal
• Stearic Acid

  Excipient (lubricant)
  Uncertain
• Magnesium Stearate

  Excipient (lubricant)
  Uncertain
• Croscarmellose Sodium

  Excipient (disintegrant)
  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 — Acetaminophen (Tylenol) labelRegulatorHigh confidencedailymed.nlm.nih.gov
• Tylenol — product drug factsOtherLow confidencewww.tylenol.com
• Pregelatinised Starch — FDA IIG — Pregelatinised starchRegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Microcrystalline Cellulose — FDA Inactive Ingredient Database (IIG)RegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Stearic Acid — FDA IIGRegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Magnesium Stearate — FDA inactive ingredient databaseRegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Croscarmellose Sodium — FDA Inactive Ingredients DatabaseRegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov

Halal-friendlier alternatives

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

Top pick: Acetaminophen 650 mg Extended-Release Tablet — Fewer flagged excipients (2 vs 3).

• Acetaminophen 650 mg Extended-Release Tablet

  Perrigo · Tablet (extended-release)

  Fewer flagged excipients (2 vs 3).

  Catalog pick
  Uncertain
• Paracetamol 500 mg Tablet

  GSK (Panadol) · Tablet

  Fewer flagged excipients (2 vs 3).

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

  Haleon (GSK Consumer Healthcare) · Oral suspension

  Better halal status (halal) than Tylenol Extra Strength 500 mg Caplet.

  Same condition
  Looks Halal
• Aleve 220 mg Tablet (naproxen sodium)

  Bayer HealthCare · Tablet (film-coated)

  Fewer flagged excipients (2 vs 3).

  Same condition
  Uncertain
• Brufen 400 mg Tablet

  Abbott (Mylan/Viatris) · Tablet

  Fewer flagged excipients (2 vs 3).

  Same condition
  Uncertain
• Diclofenac Sodium 50 mg Tablet (Voltaren)

  Novartis Pharmaceuticals · Tablet (enteric-coated)

  Fewer flagged excipients (2 vs 3).

  Same condition
  Uncertain