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Is porcine insulin halal?

hormone (porcine) · ingredient

strict
Haram
mainstream
Haram
lenient
Haram
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Explicitly porcine-derived insulin. Darura (necessity, Quran 2:173) permits a prescribed medicine with no halal equivalent — consult a pharmacist; this verdict reflects the ingredient source, not a prohibition on necessary treatment. Recombinant human insulin is a halal alternative — see `recombinant insulin`.

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Sources

HalalMed common excipients (halalmed.org) — HalalMed (faith-and-medicines reference)PMC10770512 — pharmaceutical excipients of animal origin (review) — Heliyon (2023) — 'Towards halal pharmaceutical: Exploring alternatives to animal-based ingredients'

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