Posted by Quintal on September 24, 2008, at 18:15:55
I think this is a very new addition but there has been no fanfare to announce it. It's a new sustained release melatonin tablet available on prescription for the first time. When I was in hospital in January the pharmacist told a nurse that melatonin was in the process of licensed, but I thought it would be one of those distant pipe dreams like with agomelatine and others. I'm sure it wasn't in the BNF when I looked a few months ago.
http://www.bnf.org/bnf/bnf/56/200928.htm#this
http://latestnews.virginmedia.com/news/health/2008/06/12/drug_launched_to_help_insomniacsI would ask for it, except it's licensed to treat adults over the age of 55 and doctors might be wary of prescribing it to anyone younger. I'm already using about 6mg melatonin at night and it helps quite a bit, but I think my pdoc is getting a little cynical and jaded about my unusual med requests.
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