Misoprostol is a synthetic prostaglandin medication used to prevent and treat stomach and duodenal ulcers, induce labor, cause an abortion, and treat...

performed by administering a two-drug combination: mifepristone followed by misoprostol. Evidence suggests this two-drug combination is the most effective at...

Diclofenac/misoprostol, sold under the brand name Arthrotec, is a fixed-dose combination medication that contains: Diclofenac sodium: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory...

pregnancy using misoprostol: a standardized regimen of mifepristone and misoprostol and a regimen of misoprostol alone. The regimen with misoprostol alone has...

known as RU-486, is a medication typically used in combination with misoprostol to bring about a medical abortion during pregnancy and manage early miscarriage...

the drugs misoprostol or thalidomide by women during pregnancy has been linked to the development of Möbius syndrome in some cases. Misoprostol is used...

abortions include mifepristone, which is typically used in conjunction with misoprostol in a two-step approach. Synthetic oxytocin, which is routinely used safely...

shown that the efficacy of first-trimester medical abortions (using misoprostol) can be improved by including letrozole in the drug regimen. Letrozole...

Mifepristone–misoprostol combination regimens work faster and are more effective at later gestational ages than methotrexate–misoprostol combination regimens...

Tachycardia Ventricular fibrillation Urethral burning Uterine rupture Misoprostol is another synthetic prostaglandin E1 analog used to prevent gastric...

for as much as eight hours. It is also available in combination with misoprostol in an effort to decrease stomach problems. Common side effects include...

and pulmonary edema. Misoprostol: an analogue of PGE1, this PG is a popular choice for PPH prophylaxis and treatment. Misoprostol is easily administered...

sold under the brand name Plan B Ulipristal acetate Mifepristone and misoprostol, when used in combination, are more than 95% effective during the first...

prostaglandin E synthases have been identified. To date, microsomal (named as misoprostol) prostaglandin E synthase-1 emerges as a key enzyme in the formation...

bulletin that misoprostol never be used for this purpose. ACOG's findings conclude that the collagen softening properties of misoprostol could be absorbed...

to stimulate the uterus to contract shortly after the baby is born. Misoprostol may be used instead of oxytocin in resource-poor settings. Treatments...

abortion is done with mifepristone and misoprostol at home before the 12th week of pregnancy. Mifepristone and misoprostol terminate the pregnancy by inducing...

use of misoprostol has been extensively studied but normally in small, poorly defined studies. Only a very few countries have approved misoprostol for use...

needed] Prostaglandin analogues such as misoprostol are used in treatment of duodenal and gastric ulcers. Misoprostol and other prostaglandin analogues protect...

Shown here is the typical pharmaceutical abortifacient regimen for early medical abortions (200 mg mifepristone and 800 μg misoprostol)....

Venezuelans often obtain misoprostol through the black market, which is expensive and puts the mother at risk. Misoprostol, though it is among the safer...

Melissa J.; Creinin, Mitchell D. (July 2015). "Mifepristone With Buccal Misoprostol for Medical Abortion: A Systematic Review". Obstetrics and Gynecology...

SW, Liu KL, Wong GC, Lee SW (November 1997). "Vaginal misoprostol compared with oral misoprostol in termination of second-trimester pregnancy". Obstetrics...

every 1,000 women of reproductive age. Despite the law, mifepristone and misoprostol can be purchased under the table at many pharmacies. Ganguly, Meenakshi...

withdraw its initial approval" of the abortion pills mifepristone and misoprostol. He also recommends that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

fatal to the fetus. To reduce bleeding during myomectomy, the use of misoprostol in the vagina and the injection of vasopressin into the uterine muscle...

arm that reaches over 1 million outlets. Notably, the company produces misoprostol (sold under the brand name of Invitec), a drug which is used to treat...

Agonists: Beraprost Enprostil Iloprost (ciloprost) Latanoprost Lubiprostone Misoprostol Prostaglandin E1 (alprostadil) Prostaglandin E2 (dinoprostone) Sulprostone...

stomach and small intestine. They include the medications sucralfate and misoprostol. If NSAIDs are being taken regularly, one of these medications to protect...

incentive to sponsor an unpatented drug such as MTX for FDA-approval. Misoprostol is approved for medical abortion regimens when administered at the office...