Question follow-through · 90196

Melatonin: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to raise awareness of the potential long term effects of melatonin usage.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body: Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled: 12 Nov 2025
Target answer date: 17 Nov 2025
Answer: 24 Nov 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

12 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to raise awareness of the potential long term effects of melatonin usage.
17 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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24 Nov 2025
Answer published
In the United Kingdom, melatonin must be prescribed by a healthcare professional. Melatonin is authorised for a number of indications which specify short term use. For indications that may require longer term use, such as insomnia in children and adolesce...

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