Melatonin is a natural hormone that is produced in the body to help control sleep patterns. You can also buy melatonin to take at night to improve sleep, or to reduce jet lag symptoms. There is a misconception that Melatonin is illegal in the UK and people think it’s banned by the health authorities. 

However, Melatonin is a legal medicine in the UK. In this post, we discuss its legality, how you can acquire it legally, and what it’s prescribed for.

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Is Melatonin legal in the UK?

In the UK, Melatonin is classed as a prescription-only medicine. This means that it’s legal when prescribed by a doctor or healthcare professional. Some people think Melatonin is banned in the UK because it’s not available to buy in health food shops or online at sites like Amazon. In many countries, such as the USA, you can buy Melatonin supplements online or at health food shops legally.

However, in the UK, Melatonin is not authorised to be sold without a prescription. This means that it’s illegal to sell it in health food shops as Melatonin supplements, like Melatonin gummies. Any sale of Melatonin without a doctor’s prescription is illegal in the UK because it’s a prescription-only medicine.

If you find a website online selling Melatonin, you should check that it’s a genuine UK online pharmacy before ordering. If not, it may be a website illegally selling Melatonin in the UK. You can read our tips to know before using an online pharmacy for more information.

Can you buy melatonin in the UK?

Melatonin supplements like Melatonin gummies are not legal to sell in the UK. You cannot buy it from health food shops like Melatonin at Holland and Barrett. You can only get Melatonin from a registered pharmacy if you have a prescription from a doctor or healthcare professional.

Melatonin can be prescribed legally on the NHS. It can also be prescribed privately, for example from private sleep clinics. Sleep clinics specialise in treating problems like snoring, insomnia, sleepwalking, and sleep problems in shift workers.

You can buy Melatonin safely and legally from our UK registered online doctor and pharmacy service. Once you order, our UK registered doctors review your order and then send a prescription to our online pharmacy. From here, it’s dispensed by our pharmacists and delivered to your address.

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What is Melatonin prescribed for?

Melatonin can be prescribed in the UK as a treatment for jet lag. Jet lag can cause fatigue, sleep disturbances, daytime tiredness and mental impairment. Jet lag occurs after a long flight which crosses time zones.

It can also be prescribed for short-term use in adults over the age of 55 years old who are experiencing insomnia and sleep problems. Sometimes, it’s prescribed by specialists to treat children with sleep disorders.

What is Melatonin?

Melatonin is a hormone produced by the pineal gland. It helps to regulate our circadian rhythm, also known as the sleep-wake cycle. Melatonin production increases when it gets dark to help us fall asleep. Production reduces during daylight hours to help us stay awake. 

Melatonin is available as Melatonin tablets, modified-release tablets, capsules and Melatonin liquid. The side effects of Melatonin include headache, drowsiness, abnormal dreams and dizziness.

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