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[quote=Anonymous]Melatonin overdoses are up
A 2023 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association looked at 25 brands of over-the-counter melatonin gummy bears and found that 88% had a dosage inconsistent with their labeling. Some were lower and some were as much as 3½ times higher than the labeled dose.

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 So far in 2023, Florida’s Poison Control Centers have tracked 996 calls about melatonin-related illness, with 75% of these being for children ages 5 or younger. This accounts for a slight increase in pediatric cases (2.6%) from the previous year, said Wendy Blair Stephan, Health Education Coordinator for the Florida Poison Information Center. Stephan said Florida’s Poison Control Centers also have logged another 47 cases of exposure to “melatonin combined with other substances.”

Nationally, a study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found over the last 10 years, more than 4,000 kids were hospitalized from melatonin overdoses; five children required ventilation and two died.

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