The Recent Changes in Mifepristone Label

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The Recent Changes in Mifepristone Label
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• About Mifepristone
• The FDA approved new Mifeprex label with what
  research shows is safest and most effective.
• Using Mifepristone is a self-induced early
  medical abortion procedure.
• People purchase mifepristone and misoprostol
  online or elsewhere to discontinue an early
  pregnancy.
• The medication combination is an option to an
  aspiration abortion.

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• Its Mechanism
• The Mifeprex abortion pill blocks the action of
  the progesterone hormone that is vital to
  maintain a pregnancy.
• This causes the uterine lining to break down,
  which ends the pregnancy.

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• Changes made by FDA to mifepristone label
• According to the old label, the drug could be
  taken up to 49 days, however as per the new
  label, it can be taken up to 70 days after a
  womans last menstrual cycle.
• The new label had lowered the dose of the pill
  too, that is from 600mg to 200mg.
• This regimen has decreased the side effects as
  well as the cost of the abortion pill.
• The new label has eliminated the number of
  appointments that a woman needed for abortion
  from 3-2.

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• Is Mifepristone same as Emergency Contraception
• No, the plan B contraception pill (emergency
  contraception) is used to prevent pregnancy from
  occurring after unprotected intercourse.
• However, Mifepristone is used to end the existing
  pregnancy.

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• Expected Side effects of Mifepristone
• There are some common side effects of a medical
  abortion, such as
• Weakness
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Headache
• Dizziness
• Diarrhea
• Fever/ chills.
• As per the FDA, there are very rare chances of
  serious side effects, which take place in less
  than 0.5 of people who consume the abortion
  pills.

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