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Medicines > generic: Melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine)

& routes

: intranasal sinus implant

or sublingual

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Multiple OTC dietary supplement formulations (1)

[[:Category:Chronobiotics|Chronobiotic (circadian phase regulator)]] (1) · [[:Category:Melatonin receptor agonists|Melatonin receptor agonist]] (1) · [[:Category:Sleep aids|Sleep aid]] (1)

None (1)

'"`UNIQ--vote-0000001B-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000001C-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000001D-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000001E-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000001F-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000020-QINU`"' (1)

0.5-3 mg PO 30-60 minutes before bedtime. Some patients respond to micro-doses (0.3 mg) without additional benefit at higher doses. For circadian phase shifting, timing relative to dim-light melatonin onset matters more than absolute dose (1)

OTC tablets, sublingual tablets, gummies, liquid, extended-release tablets and capsules; common strengths 0.5, 1, 3, 5, 10 mg (1)

Not formally established (dietary supplement); doses above ~3-5 mg show no additional efficacy but increase next-day sedation risk (1)

30-60 minutes (immediate-release oral) (1)

3-4 hours (1)

30-50 minutes (short)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000021-QINU`"' (1)

~15% (oral; highly variable due to extensive and variable first-pass metabolism)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000022-QINU`"' (1)

Limited human data; endogenous hormone, but supplemental pharmacological doses are not well characterized in pregnancy.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1)

[[USLegal:Over-the-counter|OTC]] dietary supplement in the US ('''not FDA-regulated as a medicine'''; multiple studies show OTC products contain 50-470% of labeled melatonin content); [[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in the EU and UK (1)

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