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*'''Australia''': Melatonin is schedule 4 (prescription only) except when included in schedule 3 (pharmacist only) for human use: | |||
**in modified release tablets containing 2 mg or less of melatonin for monotherapy for the short term treatment of primary insomnia characterised by poor quality of sleep for adults aged 55 or over, in packs containing not more than 30 tablets.<ref>Poisons Standard February 2022 | https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2022L00074</ref> | |||
*'''Canada''': Melatonin is freely available to purchase as a dietary supplement and can be found at most pharmacies and grocery stores across the country.{{citation needed}} | *'''Canada''': Melatonin is freely available to purchase as a dietary supplement and can be found at most pharmacies and grocery stores across the country.{{citation needed}} | ||
*'''Germany''': Melatonin is a prescription medicine, according to Anlage 1 AMVV.<ref>https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/amvv/anlage_1.html</ref> It is however available as a dietary supplement in certain forms, often in low dosages or as combination preparations.<ref>https://www.deutsche-apotheker-zeitung.de/news/artikel/2019/10/22/melatonin-in-nahrungsergaenzungsmitteln</ref> | *'''Germany''': Melatonin is a prescription medicine, according to Anlage 1 AMVV.<ref>https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/amvv/anlage_1.html</ref> It is however available as a dietary supplement in certain forms, often in low dosages or as combination preparations.<ref>https://www.deutsche-apotheker-zeitung.de/news/artikel/2019/10/22/melatonin-in-nahrungsergaenzungsmitteln</ref> | ||