Experiment 636879
Compounds isolated
Details
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Administration route | ORAL |
| Organism | Empty organism |
| Citation | WAGNER,J: WAGNER,ML: HENING,WA:. (1998). BEYOND BENZODIAZEPINES: ALTERNATIVE PHARMACOLOGIC AGENTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF INSOMNIA.. 32(6) |
| Amount utilized | |
| Compound isolated | |
| Disease | IN 300 SUBJECTS USING MELATONIN FOR AS LONG AS 1 MONTH, THE ONLY ADVERSE REACTIONS WERE ABDOMINAL CRAMPS WHEN AS MUCH AS 3-6 G WERE TAKEN. SINCE MELATONIN IS RAPIDLY ABSORBED AND HAS A SHORT HALF-LIFE OF 2-50 MINUTES, PATIENTS USUALLY DO NOT EXPERIENCE HANGOVER EFFECTS. SOME SUBJECTS INGESTING PHARMACOLOGIC DOSES OF MELATONIN HAVE EXPERIENCED FATIGUE, HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, AND INCREASED IRRITABILITY. THE EXACT INCIDENCE OF ADVERSE EFFECTS IS UNKNOWN BECAUSE THESE DATA ARE LACKING IN CLINICAL TRIALS AND MANUFACTURERS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO REPORT ADVERSE REACTIONS. |
| Dose amount | VAR MG |
| Number | 12 |
| Qualitative result | ACTIVE |
| Animal | HUMAN ADULT |
| Per unit | DAY |
| Dose expression | DOSE |