Femara: profile and news
Kaiser Daily Women's Health Policy Report Highlights Issues in ... 07 Mar 2006
The measure still protects pharmacists who object to filling prescriptions for mifepristone, which when taken with misoprostol can cause a medical abortion. ... - Kaiser network.org,
Abortion pill hearings begin Mar 3, 2006
Christine Read, medical director of family planning group FPA Health, said Misoprostol, also known as Cytotec, is across the world to invoke contractions to ... - Juicee News Daily,
Federal Appeals Court Rules Ohio Mifeprex Law Must Have Health ... Feb 28, 2006
FDA in 2000 approved Mifeprex -- known generically as mifepristone -- to be taken in conjunction with the drug misoprostol for medical abortion up to 49 days ... - Kaiser network.org,
Neoprene suit prevents hemorrhage-related maternal deaths: study Mar 1, 2006
Around 158 of the patients were given the drug misoprostol to plug the blood loss, while 206 were given both the drug and the special suit. ... - Earthtimes.org
Misconceptions about the morning-after pill Feb 22, 2006
Mifepristone and misoprostol, otherwise known as RU-486, can be taken 49 to 63 days from the last day of a woman's missed period. ... - The University of Alabama Crimson White,
OTC painkillers may up women's blood pressure Mar 3, 2006
A study in the New England Journal of Medicine last summer showed that a drug called misoprostol is nearly as effective as a D&C. ... - Baltimore Sun,
Birthing 'wetsuit' could protect mothers Feb 28, 2006
In this pilot study, 158 of the patients underwent standard haemorrhage treatment, which involves drugs such as misoprostol to stop bleeding. ... - New Scientist (subscription),
A conscience vote that will decide the fate of a controversial ... Feb 7, 2006
...to make three trips to the doctor, take two different medications (mifepristone/RU486 and then 48 hours later, a second drug, misoprostol/Cytotec), and wait up ... - Sydney Morning Herald,
RU486 decision pleases instigator Feb 16, 2006
It used in conjunction with another drug, misoprostol, which is available in Australia, the misoprostol then expels the pregnancy from the uterus.". ... - ABC Regional Online,
Drug already used to induce abortion: doctor Feb 8, 2006
About a week after taking it, the woman needed to return to the clinic to receive misoprostol, a prostaglandin drug to expel the contents of the uterus. ... - Sydney Morning Herald,
Forum: Stop the bloodshed and pass Feb 4, 2006
A second drug, misoprostol ("Cytotec"), is needed to induce contractions to expel the dead embryo, but Cytotec's manufacturer repeatedly warned against its use ... - Washington Times,
Britain tests at-home abortions Feb 16, 2006
...induced abortions, which are possible in the first trimester, women take one tablet of mifepristone, followed two days later by four doses of misoprostol. ... - United Press International
Government Calls for Conference To Look at Bacterium That Caused ... Feb 13, 2006
2/11). Mifeprex -- which is known generically as mifepristone -- when taken with misoprostol, can cause a medical abortion. FDA ... - Kaiser network.org,
United Kingdom Might Make 'Home Abortion' Available to Women ... Feb 17, 2006
Kingdom might make accessible to women so-called "home abortions" -- which involve using a combination of two drugs, mifepristone and misoprostol, to induce a ... - Kaiser network.org,
What happens after a miscarriage? How long do the effects last? Feb 19, 2006
A study in August in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that a drug called misoprostol is nearly as effective as a D&C -- 84 percent versus 97 percent ... - Boston Globe,
AUST ABORTION PILL VOTE Feb 9, 2006
When used in combination with another drug, such as misoprostol, RU486 results in complete abortion in between 93 and 98 per cent of cases. ... - Special Broadcasting Service,
Medical groups applaud passing of pill bill Feb 16, 2006
...uterus. The drug is usually followed by the prostaglandin misoprostol, which causes the uterus to contract and expel the foetus. ... - The Age,
A bitter pill for life Feb 17, 2006
In most cases, the woman would take RU486 and return to the GP or abortion clinic two days later to receive a prostaglandin or misoprostol. ... - Australian,
Trial shows abortion at home 'safe' Feb 15, 2006
...abortion, a woman takes a tablet of the drug mifepristone under supervision before returning two days later to take four pills of misoprostol which leads to a ... - This is London,
'Home abortions' backed after pilot scheme success Feb 15, 2006
They were given a tablet of the drug mifepristone before returning two days later to take four pills of misoprostol, which leads to a termination within a few ... - Independent,
Abortions at home are safe - pilot study Feb 15, 2006
Women who request it take one tablet of mifepristone at a hospital then return two days later to take four doses of misoprostol which causes a termination ... - The Observer,
TGA to decide on RU-486 availability Feb 16, 2006
She takes the second drug, which is misoprostol, which is available in Australia, and that brings about the actual expulsion abortion process and she can have ... - ABC Online,
The voice of choice Feb 3, 2006
Two days after taking mifepristone, a woman must return to the clinic for a second drug - misoprostol - which, with nausea and cramping, expels the contents of ... - Sydney Morning Herald,
Medical Abortions Outside of Hospital Are Safe: Report Feb 16, 2006
...supervision. The women returned two days later to take four pills of misoprostol, which results in abortion within a few hours. ... - HealthCentral.com
FDA will delve into abortion pill Feb 15, 2006
...shock brought on by Clostridium sordellii just days after taking the abortion pill, sold under the brand name Mifeprex, and a follow-up drug called misoprostol ... - Oakland Tribune,
New York Times Examines Gender Divide, Personal Stories Involved ... Feb 10, 2006
...in 1996 approved a measure requiring women to apply to the health minister for approval to use mifepristone -- which when taken with misoprostol can cause a ... - Kaiser network.org,
Australian Senate Approves Measure Stripping Health Minister of ... Feb 9, 2006
Senate on Thursday approved 45-28 a measure that would strip the authority to regulate access to mifepristone -- which when taken with misoprostol can cause a ... - Kaiser network.org,
RU-486: Human Pesticide Kills Mom, Too Feb 5, 2006
Meanwhile, the manufacturer of misoprostol, which is often—maybe usually—used in conjunction with mifepristone to perform abortions, has again warned that ... - Human Events
FDA Study of Abortion Drug Deaths Overdue, Holly Patterson Father ... Feb 14, 2006
Seven weeks pregnant, she was given the abortion drug mifepristone and also given misoprostol vaginal inserts to use two days later that would produce ... - LifeNews.com,
Abortion pills safe for home use, finds British study Feb 16, 2006
The study subjects returned a couple of days later to take a follow-up tablet misoprostol, which induces abortions within a period of hours. ... - Earthtimes.org
Father of Teen Who Died From Abortion Drug Worried About Australia ... Feb 10, 2006
...abortion pills. She passed away June 14 after she took the Mifeprex abortion drug and the misoprostol pill to have an abortion. Shevin ... - LifeNews.com,
Australian Parliament Transfers Authority To Regulate Access to ... Feb 17, 2006
...to approve a measure to remove the country's health minister's authority to regulate access to mifepristone -- which when taken with misoprostol can cause a ... - Kaiser network.org,
