5-HTP
Natural health product licensed in Canada
- Licence holder
- Vitazan Herbs and Vitamins Inc
- NPN or DIN-HM
- 80103132
- Status
- Active licence
- Licence date
- 28 July 2020
- Revision date
- 15 August 2022
- Form
- Capsule
- Route of administration
- Orale
- Application type
- Officinale
If this product were sold in France
No point flagged by the rules we apply.
A daily quantity is calculated only for an explicit adult oral dosage, stated per day and in a solid unit matching the product form. Ambiguous units, liquids, powders and paediatric doses are not extrapolated. A quantity not calculated is not compared with dose limits. This analysis does not constitute authorisation for sale in France or an assessment of safety or efficacy.
Composition
Medicinal composition not provided.
Non-medicinal ingredients
Eau purifiée, Hypromellose, Dioxyde de silicium, Stéarate de magnésium
Recommended doses in Canada
| Population | Age | Quantity per serving | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adultes | minimum: 18 years | 1 Capsule | 1 Tous les jours |
| Adultes | minimum: 18 years | 3 Capsule | 1 Tous les jours |
| Adultes | minimum: 18 years | 2 Capsule | 1 Tous les jours |
| Adultes | minimum: 18 years | minimum: 2 Capsule ; maximum: 3 Capsule | minimum: 3 Tous les jours ; maximum: 4 Tous les jours |
Uses authorised in Canada
Helps to promote healthy mood balance. Helps to reduce the severity and duration of migraine headaches when taken as a preventative (prophylactic). Helps to relieve symptoms of fibromyalgia. To be used with a program of reduced intake of dietary calories and increased physical activity (if possible) to help in weight management by reducing carbohydrate cravings. Used as a sleep aid.
A use authorised in Canada is not an authorised health claim in the European Union. See the health claims register.
Warnings in Canada
- Contre-indications
Do not use this product if you have scleroderma.
Source
Official Health Canada record, licence 80103132
Licensed Natural Health Products Database (LNHPD), Health Canada: licensed products, ingredients, doses, uses and risks, retrieved 27 October 2026.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Health Canada, LNHPD)
Licence du gouvernement ouvert – Canada 2.0 (OGL-Canada 2.0)
The formula sold in Europe under the same name may differ. This information does not replace advice from a doctor or pharmacist.
List in the official revision dated (register: Licensed Natural Health Products Database (LNHPD), Health Canada: licensed products, ingredients, doses, uses and risks).
List recorded in 2022. Photograph the packaging to check whether it has changed. Photograph the packaging