Melatonin ordering grief

[Zoggite]

Some of the commercial specials suppliers are able to supply unlicensed Melatonin manufactured in GMP approved facilites the UK and therefore the letter would not be necessary but these are only available in limited strengths.

Try Penn Pharmaceuticals: Penn - Welcome to Penn Pharma ;
they can supply 1mg, 2mg, 3mg, and 5mg capsules, all made in sunny Pembrokeshire under GMP, so no letter required.

[trulylovelyperson]

Thanx Zoggite - gave Penn a phone and v. helpful . Surgery happy too . Thankyou for all replies - in particular Crit Care regarding nurses interfering with you constantly - husband now looking forward to being admitted.......

[Defblade]

I was under the impression that the MHRA had suggested that a letter be obtained for any unlicenced melatonin - which Penn's will be.

Of course, we're supposed to check with GP and patient for any unlicenced use of anything.... I think this letter business just points it up for the one product, and GPs who don't normally even stop to think about it suddenly get twitchy.

However, the MHRA advice is only that - advice - not legal requirements. However, you should consider your position (and re-read the actual advice yourself! I could be remembering wrong, or putting my own intereptation on it) if there was a problem, in light of the fact that someone may bring this advice up. Probably unlikely for melatonin, but may become more useful with other drugs in the future if the MHRA follow this course again.