Melatonin TR Time Release 3 mg
by Natrol · tablet or pill · 100 tablets
- Off the market since January 2018 (NIH)
- UPC 0 47469 00458 3
- DSLD label 54989
- Serving 1 tablet
- 100 servings
Melatonin TR Time Release 3 mg by Natrol lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 10 mg of vitamin B6 and 3 mg of melatonin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 23, 2015.
What is in Melatonin TR Time Release 3 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin B-6 (Form: from Pyridoxine Hydrochloride) | 10 mg | 500% | Higher than 55% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg). |
| Melatonin | 3 mg | 38% of 1,557 products listing melatonin give more (median 3 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 54989 (entered December 23, 2015), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.
Is that a lot?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.
The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.
Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.
Which products have the closest formulas?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Melatonin 3 mgVitabase same ingredients
- Melatonin 3 mg with B-6Meijer Naturals same ingredients
- Melatonin 3 mg With Vitamin B-6Martin Avenue Pharmacy same ingredients
- Melatonin 3 mgDesigns for Health same ingredients
- Melatonin 3 mg Plus Vitamin B6Exchange Select X · off the market same ingredients
- Melatonin 3 mgOnly Natural · off the market same ingredients
Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.
What does the label say about taking it?
Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.
- Directions
- Directions: Take 1 tablet 20 minutes before bedtime.
- Warnings
- WARNING: You may experience some residual drowsiness.
- If you are under medical supervision or using any tranquillizers or sedatives, seek the advice of your healthcare professional prior to using. Consult your physician before using if you have an autoimmune condition or depressive disorder or are pregnant or lactating.
- Do not take when operating machinery or driving a vehicle.
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- NO Milk, Egg, Fish, Crustacean Shellfish, Tree Nuts, Wheat, Peanuts, Soybeans, Yeast, Corn, Artificial Colors or Flavors, Added Sugar, Starch or Preservatives
- Storage
- STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 54989.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Dibasic Calcium Phosphate, Hypromellose, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Silica, Methylcellulose, Glycerin.
How many labels does Melatonin TR Time Release 3 mg have?
3 labels are on file under this name since October 26, 2011: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 54989 (current) Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market January 19, 2018 · 100 tablets · UPC 0 47469 00458 3
- Label 45659 Entered May 22, 2015 · off the market May 11, 2015 · 100 tablets · UPC 0 47469 00458 3
- Label 1275 Entered October 26, 2011 · off the market December 11, 2015 · 100 tablets · UPC 0 47469 00458 3
DSLD also links this label to: Melatonin 3 mg Time Release (image difference, same product), Melatonin 3 mg Time Release (image difference, same product), Melatonin 3 mg Time Release (image difference, same product), Melatonin 3 mg Time Release (image difference, same product).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Natrol, Inc. (manufacturer), Chatsworth, CA. All Natrol products.