In patients with hypercortisolism and inadequately controlled type 2 diabetes, mifepristone lowered HbA1c levels by about 1.5 ...

Mifepristone's approval has been questioned before. This isn't the first time there have been allegations that the FDA bungled the approval of mifepristone, which was known as RU-486 early on.

Mifepristone has been discussed in more than 780 medical reviews and used in more than 630 published clinical trials, the AMA said. It has also long been approved for use in 19 countries.

The legal battle over mifepristone, one of two medications used to provide abortions and treat miscarriages, continued Wednesday when a federal appeals court heard arguments about access to the drug.

Walgreens on Friday said it will not distribute abortion medication in 20 states, bowing to pressure from anti-abortion lawmakers and lawsuits targeting the legality of medication abortion.

As of December 2022, the FDA estimated that nearly 6 million women in the U.S. had used mifepristone. In 22 years of use, the ...

Mifepristone blocks a hormone called progesterone, which helps the body maintain the inside of the uterus so a pregnancy can continue. A healthy uterine lining is what supports a fertilized egg ...

The pill discussed in the case, called mifepristone, is one drug in a two-pill regimen commonly prescribed for medication abortions.The Supreme Court did not agree to discuss the drug's approval ...

In the past, patients had to pick up prescriptions for mifepristone at their provider’s office, Moore said. In 2023, the Food and Drug Administration ruled retail pharmacies could get certified ...

Mifepristone is the first of a two-drug regimen that has long been the standard for medication abortion in the US since it was approved by the FDA in 2000.

The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case challenging a series of actions the FDA took in 2016 and 2021 that made the abortion pill mifepristone easier to obtain.