Natural health product · NPN 80086667
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 June 27, 2018; licence last revised May 20, 2019.
- Natural Product Number (NPN)
- 80086667
- Licence holder
- Natural Factors Nutritional Products LimitedCoquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
- Dosage form
- Liquids
- Route
- Oral
- Licensing route
- Compendial
- First licensed
- June 27, 2018
- Licence last revised
- May 20, 2019
Also sold as
Other product names on the same licence.
- Melatonin 5 mg
Medicinal ingredients
Per dosage unit, as licensed.
| Ingredient | Amount | Source and potency |
|---|---|---|
| N-Acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine | 5 milligrams | 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 to prevent and/or reduce the effects of jet lag/minimize jet lag (e.g. daytime fatigue, sleep disturbance) (for people travelling by plane easterly across two or more time zones/if flying east over two or more time zones). Helps to speed up/ reduce the time it takes to fall asleep (sleep onset latency aspect of sleep quality) in people who fall asleep slowly/with delayed sleep phase disorder. Helps to re-set the body's sleep-wake cycle (aspect of the circadian rhythm). May help alleviate abdominal pain associated with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).
Non-medicinal ingredients
Carrot extract; Purified water; Glycerin; Flavour; Potassium sorbate; Citric acid; Sodium benzoate