Natural health product · NPN 80000851
Melatonin
Yes: licensed in Canada
The product licence is active. Whether the product is actually on the market is a separate, voluntary notice; the official record shows it.
Licence status Active; licensed September 23, 2005; licence last revised August 19, 2021.
- Natural Product Number (NPN)
- 80000851
- Licence holder
- Bountiful Canada Vitamins ULC
- Dosage form
- Tablet
- Route
- Oral
- Licensing route
- Non-Traditional (M)
- First licensed
- September 23, 2005
- Licence last revised
- August 19, 2021
Medicinal ingredients
Per dosage unit, as licensed.
| Ingredient | Amount | Source and potency |
|---|---|---|
| N-[2-(5-Methoxyindol-3-yl) ethyl] acetamideMelatonin | 3 mg | Melatonin |
What it is licensed for
The licence’s own wording. Directions, doses, cautions and warnings are on the official record and the label.
- Helps increase the total sleep time (aspect of sleep quality) in people suffering from sleep restriction or altered sleep schedule, e.g. shift-work and jet lag. Helps relieve the daytime fatigue associated with jet lag. Helps to reduce the time it takes to fall asleep (sleep onset latency aspect of sleep quality) in people with delayed sleep phase syndrome. Helps re-set the body's sleep-wake cycle (aspect of the circadian rhythm).
Non-medicinal ingredients
Croscarmellose Sodium; Silicon dioxide; Magnesium Stearate; Cellulose - microcrystalline
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