Natural health product · NPN 80123520
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 March 14, 2023.
- Natural Product Number (NPN)
- 80123520
- Licence holder
- Canada Optimal Nature Inc.
- Dosage form
- Block
- Route
- Oral
- Licensing route
- Compendial
- First licensed
- March 14, 2023
Medicinal ingredients
Per dosage unit, as licensed.
| Ingredient | Amount | Source and potency |
|---|---|---|
| N-Acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine | 5 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 re-set the body's sleep-wake cycle (aspect of the circadian rhythm) and 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.
Non-medicinal ingredients
Tapioca syrup; Stevia leaf extract; Citric acid; Purified water; Black carrot juice; Sodium citrate; Pectin; Natural Fruit Flavour; Agar