Melatonina Biofarm is used as a supporting drug in:
- sleep disorders related to sleep-wake rhythm disorders, e.g. in sleep disorders related to time zone changes or shift work,
- disturbances of the circadian rhythm of sleep and wakefulness in blind patients.
Ingredients
1 tablet contains 5 mg of melatonin (Melatoninum).
Excipients: microcrystalline cellulose type 102, microcrystalline cellulose type 101, croscarmellose sodium, colloidal anhydrous silica, magnesium stearate.
Dosage
Always use this medicine exactly as described in the package leaflet or as directed by your doctor or pharmacist.
The lowest effective dose of melatonin should be used and, if necessary, another melatonin medicinal product should be used that provides the possibility of taking a different (e.g. lower) dose.
- Adults: for time-zone sleep disorders: 2 mg to 3 mg melatonin once daily, after dark, starting on the first day of travel. Continue treatment for another 2 to 3 days after the end of travel.
In disorders of the circadian rhythm of sleep and wakefulness, e.g. related to shift work: 1 mg to 5 mg daily, one hour before bedtime.
In circadian sleep-wake rhythm disorders in blind people, 0.5 mg to 5 mg should be taken once daily, around 9:00-10:00 p.m. The time of use of the medicinal product by the patient should be considered.
The effect of the drug in long-term treatment of circadian sleep-wake rhythm disorders is sometimes observed only after 2 weeks of taking the drug.
- Children and adolescents: the safety and efficacy of Melatonina Biofarm in children aged 0 to 18 years have not yet been established.
- Patients with hepatic impairment: the medicinal product should not be used in patients with hepatic impairment.
- Patients with renal impairment: the medicinal product should not be used in patients with renal impairment.
- Elderly: Dose adjustment is not necessary in elderly patients.
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