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    Misoprostol is a synthetic prostaglandin medication used to prevent and treat stomach and duodenal ulcers, induce labor, cause an abortion, and treat...
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  • followed by misoprostol. This two-drug combination is more effective than other drug combinations. When mifepristone is not available, misoprostol alone may...
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  • Diclofenac/misoprostol, sold under the brand name Arthrotec, is a fixed-dose combination medication that contains: Diclofenac sodium: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory...
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    pregnancy using misoprostol: a standardized regimen of mifepristone and misoprostol and a regimen of misoprostol alone. The regimen with misoprostol alone has...
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    code name RU-486, is a medication typically used in combination with misoprostol to bring about a medical abortion during pregnancy and manage early miscarriage...
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    the drugs misoprostol or thalidomide by women during pregnancy has been linked to the development of Möbius syndrome in some cases. Misoprostol is used...
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    abortions include mifepristone, which is typically used in conjunction with misoprostol in a two-step approach. Synthetic oxytocin, which is routinely used safely...
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    shown that the efficacy of first-trimester medical abortions (using misoprostol) can be improved by including letrozole in the drug regimen. Letrozole...
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  • Mifepristone–misoprostol combination regimens work faster and are more effective at later gestational ages than methotrexate–misoprostol combination regimens...
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  • and pulmonary edema. Misoprostol: an analogue of PGE1, this PG is a popular choice for PPH prophylaxis and treatment. Misoprostol is easily administered...
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    is done with mifepristone and misoprostol at home during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. Mifepristone and misoprostol terminate the pregnancy by inducing...
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    pain last up to eight hours. It is also available in combination with misoprostol in an effort to decrease stomach problems. Common side effects include...
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    It has no known interactions with food, alcohol or other medications. Misoprostol is another synthetic prostaglandin E1 analog used to prevent gastric...
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    to stimulate the uterus to contract shortly after the baby is born. Misoprostol may be used instead of oxytocin in resource-poor settings. Treatments...
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  • sold under the brand name Plan B Ulipristal acetate Mifepristone and misoprostol, when used in combination, are more than 95% effective during the first...
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    prostaglandin E synthases have been identified. To date, microsomal (named as misoprostol) prostaglandin E synthase-1 emerges as a key enzyme in the formation...
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  • needed] Prostaglandin analogues such as misoprostol are used in treatment of duodenal and gastric ulcers. Misoprostol and other prostaglandin analogues protect...
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  • bulletin that misoprostol never be used for this purpose. ACOG's findings conclude that the collagen softening properties of misoprostol could be absorbed...
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  • use of misoprostol has been extensively studied but normally in small, poorly defined studies. Only a very few countries have approved misoprostol for use...
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    missed miscarriage with misoprostol did not develop IUA, while 7.7% of those undergoing D&C did. The advantage of misoprostol is that it can be used for...
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  • abortion remained legal, and received abortion pills, mifepristone and misoprostol. After taking the medication, she experienced a rare complication, incomplete...
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  • withdraw its initial approval" of the abortion pills mifepristone and misoprostol. He also recommends that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
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    Many women keep abortions secret due to stigma. Medical abortion using misoprostol is available from health providers and pharmacies, and is usually safe...
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    Melissa J.; Creinin, Mitchell D. (July 2015). "Mifepristone With Buccal Misoprostol for Medical Abortion: A Systematic Review". Obstetrics and Gynecology...
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  • Venezuelans often obtain misoprostol through the black market, which is expensive and puts the mother at risk. Misoprostol, though it is among the safer...
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    Shown here is the typical pharmaceutical abortifacient regimen for early medical abortions (200 mg mifepristone and 800 μg misoprostol)....
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  • Clomifeneα Letrozoleα Carbetocin Ergometrine Mifepristone + misoprostol (Co-packaged) Misoprostol Oxytocin Nifedipine Dexamethasone Multiple micronutrient...
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  • every 1,000 women of reproductive age. Despite the law, mifepristone and misoprostol can be purchased under the table at many pharmacies. Ganguly, Meenakshi...
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    processing mifepristone-misoprostol prescriptions. In March 2023, Walgreens announced it would not distribute mifepristone-misoprostol in combination within...
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  • distributes the medical abortion drugs mifepristone (marketed as Mifegyne) and misoprostol. Mifepristone was originally developed by the French pharmaceutical company...
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