Cytotec (misoprostol) can be used as a miscarriage medication to manage a missed or incomplete miscarriage. Misoprostol is labeled as an ulcer medication but has been found to be an effective option ...

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After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in a groundbreaking decision on June 24, Indiana will likely see changes to abortion laws in the state. One such conversation has centered around ...

In between sessions, she fell into conversation with a group of Brazilian women in the hallway, who talked about a pill she had never heard of before: Cytotec, the commercial name of misoprostol. The ...

A judge's ruling puts access to the abortion drug mifepristone in limbo, pending further court decisions. But there's another drug that is safe... Medication abortion is still possible with just one ...

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On Friday, a federal judge in Texas ruled that the Food and Drug Administration didn't properly approve a drug which has been on the market for more than 20 years in the U.S. for medical abortions.