Medication

A medication (also called medicament, medicine, pharmaceutical drug, medicinal drug or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease. Drug therapy (pharmacotherapy) is an important part of the medical field and relies on the science of pharmacology for continual advancement and on pharmacy for appropriate management.
Drugs are classified in multiple ways.

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Medication . Ramadan . Sawm (Fasting)

Can I still fast during Ramadan if I need to take medication twice a day, specifically before Fajr and after Isha?

Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 10 months ago

If your medicine can be taken between Maghrib and Fajr only, you must then fast and never take medicine during the day.

Wassalam.

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Medication . Sawm (Fasting)

Does taking prescribed medication in pill form twice daily affect the validity of my fast?

Zaid Alsalami, Shaykh Dr Zaid Alsalami is an Iraqi born scholar, raised in Australia. He obtained a BA from Al-Mustafa University, Qom, and an MA from the Islamic College in London. He also obtained a PhD from... Answered 10 months ago

Bismihi ta'āla

Yes, it will invalidate your fast, so you must find alternative times to take them.

And Allah knows best

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Pancreatin . Medication

Is it permissible to consume a product that contains porcine-derived pancreatin if it helps with my long-standing digestion, heartburn, brain fog, and body pains?

No. Everything from the pig is Najis and consuming Najis item is impermissible. You can search for an alternative which is not porcine derived. If you find an injection containing that material then it will be permissible to inject it, like injecting porcine pancreatic insulin which is permissible, but consuming any porcine derived material is not allowed at all.

Wassalam.

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Medication . Husband . Marriage . PCOS

I have PCOS and am getting married in 4 months. We are not planning to have children immediately and I am starting medication in hopes that my condition improves by the wedding. Am I obliged to tell my husband about my condition?

I have consulted a specialist who said that PCOS is not a difficult condition and it can be cured with correct treatment. In such case you do not need to inform your husband about it as far as the proper treatment is going on or will be started.

Wassalam.

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Ramadan . Health . Medication

I have become unwell each Ramadan when I stop taking my mental health medication in the daytime. Is there something else I can do, as I feel like I am not fulfilling one of my most basic duties as a Muslim?

Illness has it's rules in Islam, including not fasting if illness can be initiated or worsened by fasting. I'll person who can not fast is not going against the orders of Allah, but obeying Him by not fasting.

Wassalam.

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Medication . Shellfish

Are medicines that contain shellfish allowed to be consumed?

Not allowed because shellfish itself is not allowed for us to consume. Any material from any animal which is not allowed for us to consume, is also not allowed.

Wassalam.

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Medication . Pharmaceutical Industry

Is a doctor allowed to get profit from pharmaceutical companies for prescribing their medicines?

Bismihi ta'ala

If it is within the ethical framework of the doctor's work, and there are no legal impediments, taking into consideration the interest of the patient, then there would not be any shar'i problem.

And Allah knows best.