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Canada Now Requires a Prescription for Melatonin for Children's Sleep

Since June, melatonin for sleep in anyone under 18 is a prescription drug in Canada. Across the border, children's poisonings from the supplement rose 530% in a decade.

By James Harlow · October 31, 2026