drug: melatonin (N-Acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine)

Melatonin is produced in the pineal gland. Purchased over the counter, this non-prescription preparation is sometimes used to promote or regulate sleep. (Consult your physician.)

• Shafii, Mohammad (Editor) & Shafii, Sharon Lee (Editor) Melatonin in Psychiatric and Neoplastic Disorders (Progress in Psychiatry, No 55) Hardcover 1998