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A bottle of melatonin dietary supplement tablets on a US pharmacy shelf.

Why American Melatonin Comes in 10 Times the Dose Most of Europe Allows

A bottle of melatonin in an American drugstore can pack five to ten milligrams; the same supplement in France is capped under two. The regulatory gap has real consequences for how families use -- and mis-store -- a hormone most people assume is harmless.

Health  · 17 Jul 2026, 04:17  · Sara Lindqvist