Melatonin TR Time Release 5 mg
by Natrol · tablet or pill · 100 tablets
- Off the market since December 2015 (NIH)
- UPC 0 47469 04837 2
- DSLD label 1276
- Serving 1 tablet
Melatonin TR Time Release 5 mg by Natrol lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 10 mg of vitamin B6 and 5 mg of melatonin, synthetic. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 26, 2011.
What is in Melatonin TR Time Release 5 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, SyntheticMelatonin Note: synthetic | 5 mg | Higher than 64% of 1,557 products listing melatonin (median 3 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 1276 (entered October 26, 2011), 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.
- Time Release Melatonin 5 mgFinest same ingredients
- Time-Released Melatonin 5 mgNature's Bounty same ingredients
- Melatonin FormulaUniversal Nutrition / Universal Naturals · off the market same ingredients
- Melatonin Time Release 5 mgNatrol · off the market same ingredients
- Time Release Melatonin 5 mgSundown Naturalist same ingredients
- Melatonin Formula 5 mgUniversal Nutrition / Universal Naturals 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 take this product you may sleep for a full 8 hours. If you are under medical supervision or using any tranquilizers or sedatives, seek the advice of your healthcare professional prior to using. Consult your phyisician before using if you have an autoimmune condition or depressive disorder or are pregnant or lactating. Not for use by children under 12 years of age. Do not take when operating machinery or driving a vehicle.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- NO Yeast, Wheat, Corn, Milk, Egg, Soy, Glutens, Artificial Colors or Flavors, Added Sugar, Starch or Preservatives
- Storage
- STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 1276.
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 5 mg have?
One label is on file, entered on October 26, 2011.
- Label 1276 (current) Entered October 26, 2011 · off the market December 11, 2015 · 100 tablets · UPC 0 47469 04837 2
DSLD also links this label to: Melatonin Time Release 5 mg (image difference, same product), Melatonin 5 mg Time Release (image difference, same product), Melatonin 5 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.