Letter

Does melatonin improve sleep?: Efficacy of melatonin

BMJ 2006; 332 doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7540.550 (Published 2 March 2006)
Cite this as: BMJ 2006;332:550.1

Access to the full text of this article requires a subscription or payment. Please log in or subscribe below.

  1. Josephine Arendtw, professor of endocrinology, emeritus (Arendtjo@aol.com)
  1. Centre for Chronobiology, School of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH

    EDITOR—Buscemi et al in their meta-analysis report that melatonin is ineffective in treating secondary sleep disorders or sleep disorders accompanying sleep restriction such as jet lag or shift work.1 The published reports in this domain certainly show some inconsistency, and now there is inconsistency in the meta-analyses.2 Numerous published studies, mostly with a positive result, have …

    Access to the full text of this article requires a subscription or payment

    Subscribe

    Article access

    Article access for 1 day

    Purchase this article for £20 $30 €32*

    The PDF version can be downloaded as your personal record

    * Prices do not include VAT

    Rapid responses

    THIS WEEK'S POLL

    BMJ most popular