Healthcare professionals can help prevent these incidents by counseling and educating parents and caregivers on safe medicine storage practices.
Epidemiologist, Medication Safety Program, Division of Healthcare Quality, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia Pharmacist, Medication Safety Program, Division of Healthcare Quality, Centers for Disease Control andEach year in the United States, approximately 35,000 children under 5 years old are brought to the emergency department because of unintentional medication overdoses.
Unsupervised melatonin exposure in young children has increased substantially in recent years. From 2009 to 2020 there was an estimated 420% increase in emergency department visits due to unintentional melatonin ingestions by young children. In 2020, US poison control centers received more calls about pediatric overdoses of melatonin than any other substance.
To mitigate these risks, caregivers should store melatonin products, including gummies and other flavored formulations, securely out of reach and sight of young children, preferably in child-resistant containers. Caregivers should be reminded about the potential dangers of melatonin overdose in children and should be encouraged to always supervise the use and storage of these products.
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