Crossing three or more time zones? Melatonin taken at the right time at your destination cuts jet lag noticeably. Pick it up with your travel vaccines or on its own.
A 15-minute consultation with a GPhC-registered pharmacist. Supplied under a Patient Group Direction — the same medicine a GP would prescribe.
Where, when and which direction — eastward flights are the harder ones.
A few medicines and conditions rule melatonin out.
One tablet 1–2 hours before local bedtime from the day of travel, for up to five days after you arrive.
The pharmacist checks the full criteria at your consultation. If this service isn’t right for you, we’ll tell you what is — and there’s nothing to pay.
Only branches that offer this service are shown. Prefer to walk in? Just come to the counter — a booking guarantees the pharmacist is free.
It helps most flying east (where you need to fall asleep earlier). Flying west, daylight and staying up usually do the job.
Only if it’s bedtime at your destination. Taking it at the wrong time can make jet lag worse.
Depends where you’re going — use our travel clinic and we’ll cover both in one visit.
Read more: Beating jet lag: timing is everything · Long-haul without the wreckage: a practical jet lag plan
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