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 … ...

More than 100 scientific studies have been conducted looking at the safety and efficacy of mifepristone and misoprostol; all of them have found that the drugs are a safe way to terminate a pregnancy.

Hundreds of thousands of people could lose access to a safe, effective and well-studied method for abortion care if this campaign succeeds. Mifepristone and misoprostol pills Medication abortion ...

Mifepristone, which is taken with a second drug, misoprostol, to end an early pregnancy, was first approved by the FDA in 2000 after "a thorough and comprehensive review" determined it was safe ...

The attorneys general of New York, California, Massachusetts and New Jersey asked the Food and Drug Administration to expand access to the abortion pill mifepristone, and remove what they view as ...

Mifepristone has been used along with another drug — misoprostol — to end early pregnancies in about 7.5 million women since it was approved by the FDA in 2000. About 57% of abortions in New ...

Abstract and Introduction Abstract Misoprostol (Cytotec) is safe and effective for induction of labor, although it is not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in pregnancy ...

The attorneys general of New York, California, Massachusetts and New Jersey asked the FDA to lift some requirements on mifepristone given its “25-year safety record.” ...

Mifepristone is used with another drug, misoprostol, to end an early pregnancy. The FDA approved it in 2000 after an extensive review, and the agency has continued to monitor its safety over the ...

Dr. Marty Makary said Monday that the FDA will review the pill’s safety, after Sen. Josh Hawley amplified a bogus “study” on mifepristone and RFK Jr. said he asked Makary to conduct a ...

The states' petition comes as the FDA plans to review the safety of mifepristone. That review was requested by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Sen. Josh Hawley ...