Why Non Active Ingredients Like Gelatin Is Haram
As I see it! Active means that the ingredient produces an effect intended or unintended. Non-Active would mean that the ingredient doesn’t produce an intended effect, but it is needed for the active ingredient to be delivered or absorbed. The words are only used to differentiate the cause-and-effect relationship. The disease defines what ingredient is active against it and what is not. Both the ingredients are, however, ingested and become a part of our body. E.g. the active molecule (antihypertensive) will target certain molecules to cause an effect, and non-active gelatin will be digested as it is the source of calories/nutrition. Activity is not about food or calories but a pharmaceutical term. I hope this clarifies.