HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked the FDA "to review the latest data on mifepristone​," but experts say concerns ...

Misoprostol can cause uterine cramping, nausea and vomiting. Some research suggests that patients are more likely to experience fever, chills and diarrhea than those who use the two-drug regimen.

The proportion of patients opting to take only misoprostol to terminate their pregnancies fell to between 10% and 15% after the FDA relaxed in-person dispensing requirements in 2021, allowing ...

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.

The misoprostol-only protocol is actually faster than the two-medication protocol, which takes about 30 hours total since patients take the second drug at least 24-hours after the first.

Misoprostol is already part of the only medication abortion protocol approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, but only when taken in combination with mifepristone.

Experts say misoprostol is safe and effective when used on its own. An imminent ruling from a Texas federal judge could soon block the use of a common abortion medication across the United States ...

Does misoprostol, the other abortion drug, work on its own? A Texas judge is suspending the FDA's approval of mifepristone, which could make misoprostol the only abortion drug available in the U.S.

The abortion drug has been widely used in the United States for years. ... Mifepristone is used with another medication called misoprostol to end a pregnancy that is less than 70 days developed.

Many conservatives want the FDA to impose tighter restrictions on mifepristone and misoprostol, which can be delivered by mail. The medication accounted for 63 percent of U.S. abortions in 2023.

The second drug, misoprostol, taken 24 to 48 hours later, causes the uterus to contract and dilates the cervix, which will expel the embryo.