There are two common names for what is usually referred to as “the abortion pill,” which is actually two pills. They are mifepristone (a.k.a. Mifeprex) and misoprostol. Mifeprex first became ...

As state and federal officials have recently signaled a desire to restrict access to mifepristone — a drug used for abortion — some Idahoan residents and physicians are concerned about ...

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary committed to reviewing the abortion drug mifepristone in a letter sent to Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.). “As with all drugs, FDA continues … ...

Mifepristone is prescribed with misoprostol to end a pregnancy up to ten weeks of gestation, a medication protocol that has been approved in the United States for 25 years. A recent paper questioning ...

It is not available over-the-counter in pharmacies or other stores, though in some places only a telemedicine visit is required to get mifepristone and misoprostol. It is sold under the brand name ...

The second pill, misoprostol (brand name Cytotec), causes contractions to empty the uterus. The regimen is currently approved to be used for up to 70 days (10 weeks) into pregnancy.

Using this study to restrict access to the 30 milligram brand-name drug would not be evidence-based. ... Activist groups mail free mifepristone and misoprostol to people in the U.S., ...

Louisiana healthcare workers and advocates filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging a recently passed state law re-classifying two drugs used in medication abortions — mifepristone and misoprostol ...

Opinion: Louisiana’s new restrictions on mifepristone and misoprostol threaten to negate the state’s recent gains in maternal mortality.

The Louisiana Department of Health issued guidance on the new law on Sept. 6 to prepare hospitals and healthcare providers about how to use mifepristone and misoprostol in compliance with the new law.

The American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) has released a position statement, “Mifepristone and Misoprostol are Not Controlled Dangerous Substances,” in advance of the Louisiana law ...

Mifepristone tablets are also sold under the brand name Mifeprex, which has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration since 2000 to be used along with misoprostol to end an ...