Advil:
There are no pork fat based ingredients in all Advil pain reliever products. The
Stearic acid and capsule are obtained from non zabiha beef. The tablet, caplet,
jell caplet, liquid jell contain non zabiha beef derived ingredients. (Source: Muslim
Consumer Group)
Aleeve:
Aleeve's Sugar Free Mint, Women, Jell Cap, Liquid Jell and Capsule pain reliever
products are made with pork derived ingredients. (Source: Muslim
Consumer Group)
Allerest:
The HE magnesium stearate in Allerest is obtained from animal fat. (Source: Muslim
Consumer Group)
Children Advil products:
Children Advil products such as junior tablet, chewable, suspension blueberry,
raspberry are free from pork but made with Magnesium Stearate obtained from non
zabiha beef fat. (Source: Muslim Consumer Group)
Benadryl Products :
Children Allergy Chewable and Quick Dissolve products are made with animal
derived including pork or vegetable derived ingredients. There is no guarantee
that they are free from pork derived ingredients.
Bufferin:
Pork or beef containing Stearic acid is used in Bufferin in adult pain relief
products. (Source: Muslim
Consumer Group)
Claritin, NY Quil:
Children Claritin, Chlor Trimeton and Children NY Quil contain pork or beef
based gelatin. Children Vicks NY Quil has alcohol. (Source Muslim Consumer
Group)
Ecotrin:
Pork or beef containing Stearic acid is used in Ecotrin in adult pain relief
products. (Source: Muslim
Consumer Group)
Excedrin:
It contains pork and non zabiha beef fat based Polysorbate 20 and stearic acid. (Source: Muslim
Consumer Group)
Motrin:
McNeil Company has informed on the phone that Magnesium Stearate and Stearic
Acid in adult Motrin are made from pork or beef but there is no guarantee that
it is pork free. Children's Motrin is free from animal derived ingredients. (Source: Muslim
Consumer Group)
Mylanta and Pepcid:
Johnson & Johnson has informed MCG that Mylanta anti gas tablets, Mylanta ant
acid gel tablets and Pepcid antacid are made from animal derived ingredients. If
gelatin, magnesium stearate and polysorbate 80 present in Inactive ingredients
in any products then they ARE derived from animal source. (Source: Muslim
Consumer Group)
St. Joseph:
St. Joseph adult and children pain relief products are made with pork containing
ingredients.
Sudafed products:
The following children Sudafed products are made with pork containing Magnesium
Stearate and Glycerin:
Nasal Decongestion Grape Flavor, Sudafed 12 Hour Relief, Sudafed 24 Hour Relief,
Sever Cold, Sinus Headache, Non Drying Caplet, Cold and Cough, Night Time Cold
PE, Night Time Nasal Congestion, Quick Dissolve Strips PE.
Adult:
Same pork containing Magnesium Stearte and Glycerin are used in adult products. (Source: Muslim
Consumer Group)
Triaminic:
Triaminic children Cough and Soar throat and Long Acting cough medicine are made
with either pork or beef derived ingredients. (Source Muslim Consumer
Group)
Tylenol:
McNeil Health Care Company has informed the Muslim Consumer Group about the
following: EXTRA STRENGHT TYLENOL TABLETS are made with non zabiha beef based
Magnesium Stearate. TYLENOL CAPSULE are made with PORK GELATIN and POLYSORBATE
80 is made with PORK, NONZABIHA BEEF STOCK, CORN and PETROLEUM. (Source: Muslim
Consumer Group)