Since its approval in France in 1988, the abortifacient mifepristone (RU486) has proven to be a safe, effective, acceptable option for millions of women seeking abortion during the first several ...

Women return to the office 2 days after taking the mifepristone to be evaluated and to receive the misoprostol tablets; follow-up occurs in approximately 2 weeks. However, a number of alternative ...

The second drug, misoprostol, empties the uterus. US studies say the two-step medication regime is effective 95% of the time. The US first approved mifepristone for the medical termination of ...

Phoenix, AZ, Sept. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In May of 2024, Louisiana enacted a law classifying mifepristone and misoprostol as Schedule IV controlled dangerous substances, akin to medications ...

Louisiana is criminalizing the abortion pills mifepristone and misoprostol, just two years after the Supreme Court ruling to overturn Roe versus Wade and leave decisions on abortion law to the states.

It involves taking two types of pills: mifepristone and misoprostol. Mifepristone stops a pregnancy by blocking the hormone progesterone, and misoprostol causes the uterus to contract and release ...

The specific medications you use are mifepristone and misoprostol. When you take these pills, the pregnancy sac detaches from the walls of the uterus. After this, bleeding and cramping causes any ...

history of allergy to mifepristone, misoprostol or other prostaglandin, bleeding disorders, liver or kidney impairment; pregnancy and lactation; IUD in place; undiagnosed uterus mass. This ...

Under the current law, a prescription from a licensed provider is needed to access both mifepristone and misoprostol. Anyone ...

Anyone possessing mifepristone and misoprostol without a prescription could face jail time and thousands of dollars in fines. A bill to reschedule the pills, which are also used for miscarriages ...

(Reuters) - A group of healthcare providers and others on Thursday sued Louisiana in an effort to block a law that classified mifepristone and misoprostol, the drugs used in medication abortion ...