Misoprostol is FDA-approved to reduce the risk of gastric stomach ulcers caused by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in adults. It’s available as the brand-name drug Cytotec. Misoprostol ...
An imminent ruling from a Texas federal judge could soon block the use of a common abortion medication across the United States, leaving one drug available. More than half of all abortions in the ...
The rule change has little to no effect in states where abortion is banned or restricted. LaylaBird/E+ via Getty Images It can be taken as one part of a two-part pill regimen for medication abortion.
The drug, misoprostol, was not part of a federal judge’s recent ruling invalidating the F.D.A. approval of the abortion pill mifepristone. By Pam Belluck An order by a federal judge in Texas ...
As access to clinical abortion becomes increasingly restricted, more people are turning to self-managed or at-home measures to end a pregnancy. Although most home remedies aren’t considered safe or ...
On March 29, 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved updated labeling for mifepristone (also known as the abortion pill or by its brand name, Mifeprex®), which is prescribed along ...