Desperate for Sleep: Exploring Parental Perceptions of Melatonin Use Among Adolescents With Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Due to the known reported inconsistencies in purity and dosage between over-the-counter melatonin brands, frequent switching of brands and dosages should be a consideration for patient education and the potential impact of efficacy and safety. Practice would benefit from future studies targeting validation and standardization of age-appropriate adolescent sleep-related intervention, including the everyday usage and long-term safety of exogenous melatonin.